The circumstances surrounding Ray Lewis murder charges and subsequent acquittal still raise questions even as the Baltimore Raven star captured his first Super Bowl victory and will now head into retirement.

The Ravens superstar, who captured his first Super Bowl victory on Sunday, continues to maintain his innocence in the whole matter, saying prosecutors never linked him to the series of murders. Following a Super Bowl XXXIV party in Atlanta, Georgia, Lewis gained notoriety for his involvement in a fight that eventually resulted in an indictment on murder and aggravated-assault charges.  During the brawl, Richard Lollar and Jacinth Baker were stabbed. In a plea agreement he pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in exchange for testifying against two other defendants.

The subsequent reaction in the press left Lewis widely seen as a man who escaped a murder charge. A number of longtime reporters noted that the circumstances surrounding the murder charges made the case far more complicated than it seemed.

With Lewis set for retirement at the end of this year (Sunday was Lewis’s last day in the NFL), a number of CBS commentators took time to offer their thoughts on Lewis’s legacy. Interviewed by former Denver Broncos running back Shannon Sharpe — was Lewis’s teammate at the time — Lewis discussed his thoughts on the murder charges, saying he knows more about the murders than the families themselves.

“The one thing I said that, because my name was used the wrong way, money is the last thing I’m worried about, but if money will help those kids out – and not just those kids but any kid I can help, any family I can support, I’ll support. So don’t just take that family and say I gave money to that family, because I’ve given money to thousands of families time and time again, just to find a different way to help somebody through a rough time.”

Lewis seem to fault the judicial system’s handling of the matter. The Ravens star noted that the experience left him more mature and made  him eager to give back to the community.

Lewis’s statements on the matter have continually raised questions. CBS’s Boomer Esiason seemed to capture the moment Sunday, saying he thinks a number of fans still have questions regarding what actually happened during the night

“I’m not so sure that I buy the answer,” Esiason noted during a follow up to the Lewis interview. ”It’s a complex legacy that we’re talking about,” he continued. “[Lewis] was involved in a double murder, and I’m not so sure he gave us all the answers that we were looking for. He knows what went on there. And he can obviously come out and say it. But he doesn’t want to say it. He paid off the families.”

It remains unclear whether Lewis’s involvement in the murders will tarnish his legacy. The Ravens superstar has clearly accomplished much on the field in the days since the murder charges arose and only time will tell how history will interpret his time on and off the field.