Marc RaimondiFeb 27, 2026, 02:42 PM ETCloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.Follow on XMultiple Authors
The Atlanta Falcons dismissed LaTroy Lewis from his role as assistant defensive line coach Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced against him, the team announced.
The Ann Arbor Police Department confirmed Friday to ESPN that it is currently investigating allegations of sexual assault against Lewis. Spokesperson Chris Page said the Ann Arbor PD was “just recently made aware” of the woman’s allegations, which stem from a Dec. 5, 2024, incident while Lewis was on the Michigan football staff.
Lewis’ attorney, Fabiola A. Galguera, said Lewis “intends to fiercely fight these false allegations with the support of his wife, family, and my team.” In a statement, Paul Corliss, a spokesperson for Michigan, called the allegations “deeply concerning.”
Karen Truszkowski, the woman’s attorney, told ESPN that her client filed an incident report with the Ann Arbor PD and applied for a protective order against Lewis earlier this week.
Truszkowski said her client and Lewis met on a dating app and started communicating in July 2024, while Lewis was an assistant defensive line coach at Michigan. Lewis’ behavior “became increasingly aggressive” over text and phone calls, Truszkowski said.
The two met in person for the first time at Weber’s Hotel in Ann Arbor in December 2024, where Truszkowski said Lewis was supposed to give back goods her client had given him. According to the attorney, Lewis raped and battered her client at the hotel.
“Sherrone Moore did not fail to report misconduct, did not reward wrongdoing and did not harass anyone,” she said. “These claims are false.”
Truszkowski said that Lewis physically abused her client during that incident but that she was too afraid to tell police at the time.
The allegations against Lewis were first reported Thursday night by Darko State Media. The Falcons hired Lewis on Feb. 10 after coaching stints at Michigan, Toledo and UConn. He played defensive line at Tennessee and spent three seasons in the NFL.
In his statement, Corliss referred to Michigan’s ongoing review of Moore’s conduct and the culture of its athletic department and encouraged anyone with information to come forward.
The allegations against Lewis emerged less than three weeks after Falcons player James Pearce Jr. was arrested in Florida. The linebacker is facing five felony charges stemming from an alleged incident on Feb. 7 where he crashed his vehicle into a car driven by his ex-girlfriend, WNBA player Rickea Jackson, and struck a police officer with his vehicle, setting off a chase.
Marc RaimondiFeb 27, 2026, 02:42 PM ETCloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.Follow on XMultiple Authors
CloseMarc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America,” which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2025. Raimondi also worked for the New York Post and Newsday, beginning in 2009, covering high school and college sports, plus the NFL, NFL, MLB and NHL.Follow on X
Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, denied the allegations in a statement to ESPN.