Maryland freshman wide receiver Josiah Teasley will not take part in games while an ongoing legal matter plays out, a team spokesperson said.
“We are aware of the situation. Josiah Teasley will not participate in games until this matter is resolved,” the spokesperson told IBG.
Teasley’s case includes a second-degree assault conviction, after which he was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation beginning July 31, 2026. He was also charged again on Aug. 8 for violating his protective order by distributing intimate/sexual images and harassment. Court documents say Teasley is appealing the assault conviction from a Dec. 29, 2025 incident.
According to those court documents, Teasley was texting his ex-girlfriend nude pictures of her that were taken without her consent. The ex-girlfriend says she caught Teasley cheating on Dec. 29, and court documents say the freshman wide receiver “proceeded to punch me in the face, throw me to the ground, choked me while slamming my head to the ground.”
Teasley is being represented by Douglas Gansler, who told the Baltimore Sun that Ring-camera footage contradicts the allegations.
“Not only does he deny it, but to go further, he didn’t do any of that,” Gansler told The Sun. “There’s video showing that he in fact did not do any of that.”
Gansler also represented cornerback Dontay Joyner, who rejoined Maryland football’s program this week less than a month after head coach Mike Locksley said the two sides had mutually parted ways following Joyner’s offseason arrest. Joyner spent nearly one month in jail despite being held on misdemeanor charges for threatening to shoot his ex-girlfriend.
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