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   From: rrls@ravens.com   
      
   The Denver Broncos are gathering information about a child abuse   
   allegation levied against defensive end Antonio Smith in Texas.   
      
   "Last night, we became aware for the first time of an allegation   
   involving Antonio Smith," team spokesman Patrick Smyth said in a   
   statement. "We are now in the process of gathering more   
   information."   
      
   Smith has not been arrested, nor have any charges been filed.   
   The allegation was first reported by the website TMZ on Thursday   
   morning.   
      
   Fort Bend County (Texas) District Attorney John Healey Jr. told   
   KUSA-TV in Denver that his office is working with the local   
   sheriff's office to investigate an allegation.   
      
   "At this particular point anything in reference to Mr. Smith is   
   just that — an allegation," Healey Jr. told KUSA.   
      
   The Broncos signed Smith, 33, in March. He previously played for   
   the Arizona Cardinals and then the Houston Texans from 2009-   
   2013, where his coach was new Broncos coach Gary Kubiak. Smith   
   spent 2014 with the Oakland Raiders.   
      
   Child abuse cases are covered under the NFL's new personal   
   conduct policy, which includes a stipulation for players to be   
   placed on the commissioner's exempt list — basically a   
   suspension with pay — once charges are filed. Smith would not be   
   subject to any penalties before charges are filed.   
      
   http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/broncos/2015/05/21/anto   
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