The City of Fort Myers, Fla., has settled a lawsuit that will pay Miami Dolphins safety Nate Allen $440,000 for being wrongfully arrested in his hometown back in 2015, according to the Fort Myers News-Press.
According to the newspaper, the Fort Myers City Council met on Monday in a closed-door session and unanimously agreed to pay Allen a settlement that will keep the case out of court.
Fort Myers police wrongly identified Allen as the man who exposed himself to a teenage girl after he was mistakenly pointed out in his vehicle.
The arrest happened as Allen was preparing to test the free-agent market. He eventually signed a four-year, $23 million deal with the Oakland Raiders, who released him after two seasons.
Allen signed a one-year deal worth $3.4 million with the Dolphins this offseason and started the first five games, contributing 17 tackles as the safety paired with Reshad Jones.
He'll likely become a backup once T.J. McDonald's eight-game suspension concludes in Week 9, which means McDonald will return in time for the Nov. 13 game against the Carolina Panthers.
