Ajayi denies trashing rented L.A. mansion, shoving owner

Philadelphia Eagles running back Jay Ajayi denies trashing a rented mansion in Los Angeles after Super Bowl LII in February, his publicist told Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald on Friday.

Ajayi's reportedly being sued for his part in leaving the 6,000-square-foot pad in a state of ruin. The owner of the property, whose name hasn't been disclosed publicly, said Ajayi and a friend held three separate parties in the home, despite orders not to have any. The owner apparently told Ajayi he owes $25,000 in penalty fees.

The running back was also accused of shoving the owner during a confrontation about the damage, but his publicist, Melanie Wadden, denied that occurred.

"Jay was not involved in any physical altercations," she said.

Wadden says Ajayi was a guest in the home, not the renter, and the owner was on site for the group's entire stay. She added that the owner asked Ajayi's group to pay cash on top of what they had paid to book the place through Airbnb.

"The entire group voluntarily left the property several days early - no security or police were ever involved or on site," Wadden said. "They filed a complaint against the owner through Airbnb back in February that included screenshots of the owner asking for cash and trying to communicate outside of their platform (against Airbnb policy)."