NFL clears Rashee Rice of league policy violations after probe into ex-girlfriend's abuse allegations

The NFL has concluded its probe into Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice. In a statement, the league said it determined Rice "has not engaged successful behaviour that violates the idiosyncratic behaviour policy." 

The league besides investigated accusations brought by Rice’s ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Jones, and said that lawsuit is closed. 

The announcement means the 25-year-old volition not look NFL discipline, noting "insufficient grounds to enactment a uncovering that helium violated the idiosyncratic behaviour policy."

Rice’s attorney, Sean Lindsey, said successful a connection that "Mr. Rice wants to convey the NFL for its thorough probe and looks guardant to the commencement of the 2026-27 NFL season."

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice warms up earlier a crippled against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sept. 15, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo. (Reed Hoffmann/AP)

The Chiefs declined to remark aft the league’s determination Friday.

In January, Jones posted photos connected societal media appearing to amusement bruising and wounds crossed her assemblage and alleged prolonged home abuse. The station did not sanction Rice oregon 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 bushed of keeping quiet. I’m truthful bushed 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 filed a suit successful Texas successful February. The suit alleges Rice repeatedly committed battle implicit a 1½-year span opening successful 2023. The ineligible enactment seeks damages successful excess of $1 million. Jones besides raised strangulation allegations she said occurred successful December 2023.

Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs scores a receiving touchdown past Malik Hooker (28) of the Dallas Cowboys during the archetypal 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 with inanimate objects," the suit states.

Lindsey disputed the claims successful the lawsuit, citing a sworn connection from Jones.

"On Oct. 9, 2025, good aft the 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 helium did not punch me.’ We volition let the 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 the injured earlier constabulary arrived.

Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up earlier the Super Bowl against the 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 the incidental and issued an apology. He aboriginal turned himself successful to constabulary aft an apprehension warrant was issued. A justice sentenced the Super Bowl victor to 30 days successful jailhouse and 5 years of probation for his relation successful the incident.

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In territory court, helium 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 the lawsuit volition beryllium dismissed if helium successfully completes probation.

The NFL imposed a six-game suspension past play aft determining Rice violated the league’s idiosyncratic behaviour argumentation successful that case.

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