Rashee Rice has been cleared.
The NFL announced on Friday that it concluded its own investigation into Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, stating that he “has not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy.”
The NFL added that its investigation into the accusations from Dacoda Jones, Rice’s former girlfriend, is closed.
At this time, Rice, 25, is not going to be disciplined by the league, which determined that “there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that he violated the personal conduct policy.”
“Mr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of the 2026-27 NFL season,” Sean Lindsey, Rice’s attorney, said in a statement.
Back in January, Rice’s ex-girlfriend posted photos on her Instagram account that showed bruises and wounds on her body, alleging abuse for numerous years. Jones didn’t name Rice specifically but she says that the person who abused her is the father of her children and Jones has two kids with Rice.
She also filed a lawsuit in Texans back in February, accusing Rice of assault during an 18-month span from 2023 to 2025. She said she was pregnant during many of the alleged assaults. She is seeking more than $1 million. Jones also alleges that Rice strangled her in December 2023.
“Rice has grabbed, choked, strangled, pushed, thrown, scratched, hit, and headbutted Ms. Jones, as well as hit her with inanimate objects,” the lawsuit says.
Rice was suspended by the NFL for six games after a 2024 driving incident where Rice was the driver of a Lamborghini Urus SUV that was going 119 mph on Dallas’ North Central Expressway, leading to the multicar crash that left multiple people injured.
n July, Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation for his role in the crash. He pleaded guilty in district court to two third-degree felony charges — collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. He received deferred adjudication. The case will be dismissed if he completes the probation.
