Buccaneers WR Deven Thompkins denies domestic violence allegations, Attorney releases statement

Last week the Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their return man and wide receiver. It was a shocking move, but they released him with an injury designation. Well, this week a report came out from his soon to be ex-wife who claimed the speedy receiver abused her. After reporting the incident, we were contacted with the response from Deven’s attorney Brett Galloway.

Deven Thompkins’ attorney Brett Galloway responded to the allegations with a swift and firm denial. 

First and foremost, Deven categorically denies the allegations levied against him by his estranged wife, Maria Castilhos. Unfortunately, Deven and Maria have been going through a contentious divorce proceeding and child custody battle, and it appears that she thought it would help her case to release these false and defamatory videos. 

What she fails to mention on Tik Tok and other social media posts are her written admissions of “blackmail” in connection with demands that Deven pay her increased alimony, and other payments. Clear and significant exculpatory evidence exists to show that Deven did not physically or in any other way abuse Maria.

Separately, Deven would like to thank the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for allowing him the privilege to play for his hometown team. While he’s disappointed the club released him before more facts became available, Deven will comply with any forthcoming league investigation.

It sounds like a bad break up, and could get ugly in court, but at the end of the day, I hope it can be resolved soon and quickly for the kids.