Lawsuit against Broncos' UDFA signee Clay Webb dismissed

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When the Denver Broncos agreed to terms with undrafted free agent Clay Webb last month, it appeared that he was joining the club despite an unresolved lawsuit from 2020.

Webb was accused of grotesque bullying, with the lawsuit's plaintiff saying they drank from a Powerade bottle that contained Webb’s semen in 2018 when he was in high school. The Athletic reported last month that the lawsuit was still unresolved, but it appears that was misreported.

Mike Klis of 9News reported Thursday that a Circuit Court Judge in Alabama dismissed all the claims against Webb on April 2. The lineman's agent then sent a letter to the NFL's 32 teams informing them that the lawsuit had been dismissed.

From the Klis story:

According to documents obtained by 9NEWS, Circuit Judge Timothy C. Burgess ruled the actions in this case a) did not sufficiently satisfy the elements of outrage, b) there was no evidence of intent by Webb to harm the plaintiff, c) there was no physical injury to the plaintiff and d) because the plaintiff’s alleged damages were caused by a third party who stole the bottle from Webb’s locker and transported it to a separate locker room, judgment was granted in Webb’s favor on the negligence claim.

NFL.com had Webb projected as a fifth- or sixth-round pick leading up to the draft, but he went undrafted despite the claims being dismissed. He now gets a chance to play in the NFL with the Broncos.

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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: Lawsuit against Clay Webb dismissed

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