Former Georgia star Bacarri Rambo receives update on felony charge

Former Georgia star and NFL safety Bacarri Rambo had felony rape charges against him dismissed on Tuesday morning. Nearly two years after his arrest, Super Court judge Patrick Haggard in Athens-Clarke County made the decision.

Bacarri Rambo’s lawyer, Kim Stephens, released the following statement after his felony charge was dismissed.

“I’m pleased with the D.A.’s office,” Stephens said, via the Athens Banner-Herald. “After viewing some material we provided to them after he had been arrested, it brought into question the veracity of the allegation and charge made.”

Jenna Vaisvil, a spokeswoman from the district attorney ‘s office, also provided a response to the news. She told the Athens Banner-Herald that it was in “”the best interest of protecting the victim from additional trauma to dismiss this case.”

“Our office sought input from the victim and the decision was made to dismiss only after the victim was contacted and options were discussed,” Vaisvil said. “The victim does agree with the results.”

The rape charge and subsequent arrest came in 2020 when a 21-year old student told police that Rambo raped her in June of that year in Athens. After his college and NFL career, Rambo spent one season as a graduate assistant at Georgia, but was removed from the directory after the charges came against him.

More about Bacarri Rambo’s career

In four seasons at Georgia, Bacarri Rambo played in 47 games. He made 235 tackles with 16 interceptions and three pick sixes. After his successful college career, he went No. 191 overall in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft to the Washington Redskins, now named the Washington Commanders.

Rambo then played in 41 NFL games with four teams. In addition to Washington, he spent time with the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.  He retired after the 2016 season with four career interceptions.