VIDEO: UW football players assault cyclist in Seattle

SEATTLE – Newly released video shows the moments two former University of Washington football players assaulted a bicyclist in what Seattle police are describing as a road rage incident.

The Seattle Police Department identified the suspects as Tylin “Tybo” Rogers and teammate Diesel Gordon. Rogers was already facing two rape charges at the time of the attack, and the investigation is still ongoing.

The incident took place back on March 11. According to the police report, the victim, Camden Malone, was riding his bike home from work on UW’s campus after learning his Shoreline Community College roommate had just died and he was upset.

Malone said Gordon and Rogers were behind him in a car, honking and swearing at him to get out of the way. Then Malone says he overturned the vehicle and the players tried to hit him.

In response, Malone spat at Gordon and they began chasing him, the report said.

Cameras show Malone getting off his bike and walking down a stairwell on NE 50th Street, and the two players getting out of their car to follow him.

Gordon is heard calling Malone a homophobic slur and spits at him several times before Rogers enters and pushes the victim to the ground.

Rogers then punches Malone in the face so hard that it sends his glasses flying, which Rogers then stomps on.

Investigators say they were able to identify Rogers and Gordon as the suspects because their photos on the UW Football roster website matched who they saw on the surveillance footage. In addition, police say they were wearing gear exclusively given to players on the team.

FOX 13 Seattle spoke with Malone about the attack, which he said left him fearing for his life.

“I thought my life was over and I was in danger,” Camden Malone said. “I tried my best to get away and it was just gut-wrenching when I found out they saw where I was going and they came down to get me.”

Rogers was cut from the Husky football team after the rape allegations against him were made public. He is accused of raping two college-age students in separate incidents days apart last year.

Rogers had apparently been suspended from the team in November 2023, but returned to practice in December and played in the Sugar Bowl and the College Football Playoff Championship.

Gordon entered the transfer portal back in April.

Both players initially pleaded not guilty to assault in May. Rogers faced a judge in the case Thursday.

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