Lawsuit filed against Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice alleges assalts on ex-girlfriend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A lawsuit filed by the ex-girlfriend of Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice alleges he repeatedly assaulted her during an 18-month span from 2023 to 2025.
The woman, who said she was pregnant during many of the alleged assaults, is seeking over $1 million in the lawsuit.
She alleges that Rice strangled her in December 2023 and exhibited a history of abusive behavior in the relationship in both Texas and Missouri until July 2025.
"Rice has grabbed, choked, strangled, pushed, thrown, scratched, hit and headbutted (the woman), as well as hit her with inanimate objects," the lawsuit said.
The suit, which was filed Monday in a Texas district court, said Rice punched walls, destroyed property and broke furniture while also locking her out of the apartment at night.
The woman is claiming physical pain and mental anguish, physical impairment, disfigurement, previous and future medical care and loss of earnings as part of damages in the suit.
According to ESPN, it is unclear whether police in the Dallas or Kansas City areas, where the couple resided, were alerted to incidents of domestic violence at their homes.
One of the woman's attorneys declined to comment on the suit.
"The club is aware (of the lawsuit) and remains in communication with the National Football League," the Chiefs said in a statement Wednesday.
The lawsuit comes after the woman took the allegations to social media in January. While the post did not name Rice specifically, it has since been deleted.
In 2025, Rice pleaded guilty to felony collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury for his role in a multicar crash in Dallas in May 2024.
He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation, along with an order to pay over $115,000 in restitution to victims of the crash. Rice was driving 119 mph just before the crash.
The NFL suspended him for six games last season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.
