SEATTLE — Two University of Washington football players plead not guilty in a Seattle court on Thursday to allegedly assaulting a bicyclist near campus in March.
Tylin "Tybo" Rogers and Diesel Gordon both appeared via video as they faced misdemeanor assault charges.
The attack happened on March 11, according to court documents.
According to a Seattle Police Department report, the bicyclist told investigators he was riding in the University District when two people in a car behind him started yelling at him to get on the sidewalk.
The bicyclist told police he flipped them off and spat at the driver. The driver then tried to hit him.
The victim told police he tried to get away but they found him shortly after.
The players allegedly pushed the victim, smacked him, broke part of his bike and then spit on his face at least eight times.
The victim said the suspects continued harassing him until a pedestrian approached and tried to intervene.
The police report shows they were able to identify the teammates because the attack was caught on surveillance video and both men were wearing UW athletics-branded clothing.
Rogers also is facing multiple rape charges after allegedly attacking two women during the 2023 UW football season. He previously plead not guilty in a King County court and is next scheduled to be in front of a judge on May 21.
Both players are suspended from the team, UW says. Both are still enrolled at the university and are taking online classes, they said in court.