Rashee Rice can go to bed a happy man tonight.
The NFL has officially concluded that the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rice did not engage in conduct that violated the league’s personal conduct policy, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Friday. Schefter notes that the NFL’s investigation into Rice is now closed and that there will be no discipline for him at this time.
“Mr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of the 2026-27 NFL season,” Rice’s attorney Sean Lindsey was also quoted as saying in a statement.
Rice, 25, was under investigation by the NFL after Dacoda Jones, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his children, made disturbing allegations of domestic violence against Rice (read the full details here). Jones would also later file a lawsuit against Rice in district court, providing further details of the alleged abuse.
The former second-round pick Rice just completed his third season with the Chiefs, catching 53 passes for 571 yards and five touchdowns in eight games. But off-the-field troubles continue to hound Rice, who was suspended for six games by the NFL last season due to separate issues of misconduct. Rice was infamously involved in a 2024 hit-and-run crash (resulting five years of probation and 30 days in jail) and also allegedly assaulted a photographer outside of a nightclub in a separate incident later in 2024.
But at least for the time being, there will be no more NFL discipline coming for Rice. The Chiefs added some notable offensive weapons over the offseason, and now Rice can fully focus on his production on the field in 2026.
