Lawsuit: Tennessee football players assaulted teammate for helping rape victim Posted Feb 11, 2016 A federal lawsuit alleges that Tennessee football players twice assaulted wide receiver Drae Bowles for assisting the woman who accused linebacker A.J. Johnson and defensive back Michael Williams of rape in November 2014. Neither the Knoxville Police Department nor the University of Tennessee Police Department has a specific report of the incident, however. (Knoxville News Sentinel)