Attorneys: Grand jury declines to indict ex-Auburn player

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Defense attorneys say a Lee County grand jury has declined to indict former Auburn tight end Landon Rice on a rape charge. Attorneys Augusta

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Defense attorneys say a Lee County grand jury has declined to indict former Auburn tight end Landon Rice on a rape charge.

Attorneys Augusta S. Dowd and Kelly Brennan said in a statement Thursday that the grand jury decided April 12 there wasn't sufficient evidence against Rice.

A woman had accused Rice of rape last year. Auburn dismissed the freshman from the team, but he wasn't charged.

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Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes declined comment citing grand jury secrecy laws. The women's attorney, Jeff Herman, didn't immediately return a phone message Thursday.

The statement from Dowd and Brennan says Rice ''is currently considering opportunities to play football with Division I schools.''

The AP doesn't identify alleged victims in sexual assault cases.