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The NFL has concluded its investigation into Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice. In a statement, nan convention said it wished Rice "has not engaged successful behaviour that violates nan individual behaviour policy."
The convention besides investigated accusations brought by Rice’s ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Jones, and said that lawsuit is closed.
The announcement intends nan 25-year-old will not look NFL discipline, noting "insufficient grounds to support a uncovering that he violated nan individual behaviour policy."
Rice’s attorney, Sean Lindsey, said successful a connection that "Mr. Rice wants to convey nan NFL for its thorough investigation and looks guardant to nan commencement of nan 2026-27 NFL season."
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice warms up earlier a crippled against nan Cincinnati Bengals, Sept. 15, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (Reed Hoffmann/AP)
The Chiefs declined to remark aft nan league’s determination Friday.
In January, Jones posted photos connected societal media appearing to show bruising and wounds crossed her assemblage and alleged prolonged home abuse. The station did not sanction Rice aliases anyone else. However, Jones said her alleged abuser is her children’s father. Jones and Rice stock 2 children.
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In a since-deleted Instagram caption, Jones wrote, "I’m truthful tired of keeping quiet. I’m truthful tired of protecting his image. I’ve been done excessively overmuch successful a span of 8 years, and I’ve had ENOUGH!"
She said she and Rice divided successful 2025.
Jones revenge a lawsuit successful Texas successful February. The suit alleges Rice many times committed battle complete a 1½-year span opening successful 2023. The ineligible action seeks damages successful excess of $1 million. Jones besides raised strangulation allegations she said occurred successful December 2023.
Rashee Rice of nan Kansas City Chiefs scores a receiving touchdown past Malik Hooker (28) of nan Dallas Cowboys during nan first 4th successful a crippled astatine AT&T Stadium Nov. 27, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
"Rice has grabbed, choked, strangled, pushed, thrown, scratched, deed and headbutted Ms. Jones, arsenic good arsenic struck her pinch inanimate objects," nan suit states.
Lindsey disputed nan claims successful nan lawsuit, citing a sworn connection from Jones.
"On Oct. 9, 2025, good aft nan parties’ narration had ended, Ms. Jones stated nether punishment of perjury successful an affidavit for non-prosecution that ‘Mr. Rice and I had a verbal argument, but he did not punch me.’ We will let nan ineligible process to tally its course."
In March 2024, Rashee Rice drove a Lamborghini Urus astatine 119 mph connected Dallas’ North Central Expressway, triggering a multicar clang that injured aggregate people. Theodore Knox, a erstwhile teammate of Rice's astatine SMU, was driving a Corvette. According to authorities, Rice, Knox and 3 others fled connected ft without checking connected nan injured earlier constabulary arrived.
Rashee Rice of nan Kansas City Chiefs warms up earlier nan Super Bowl against nan San Francisco 49ers astatine Allegiant Stadium Feb. 11, 2024, successful Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Just nether 2 weeks later, Rice publically accepted work for nan incident and issued an apology. He later turned himself successful to constabulary aft an apprehension warrant was issued. A judge sentenced nan Super Bowl victor to 30 days successful jailhouse and 5 years of probation for his domiciled successful nan incident.
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In territory court, he pleaded blameworthy to 2 third-degree felony counts of a collision involving superior bodily wounded and racing connected a road causing bodily injury. He was granted deferred adjudication, meaning nan lawsuit will beryllium dismissed if he successfully completes probation.
The NFL imposed a six-game suspension past play aft determining Rice violated nan league’s individual behaviour argumentation successful that case.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
