The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday they have been conscious of home violence allegations made in a sequence of social media posts by a former girlfriend of extensive receiver Rashee Rice and had been in communication with the NFL.
The Chiefs didn’t point out Rice by title of their assertion and mentioned they might have “no further comment at this time.”
Dacoda Nichole Jones additionally didn’t point out Rice by title when she posted a sequence of pictures on Instagram earlier within the day that appeared to indicate indicators of bodily abuse.
Jones did say the individual concerned was the daddy of her kids, and the girl has two kids with Rice, whom the Chiefs chosen within the second spherical of the 2023 draft.
No police reviews have been obtainable within the Kansas Metropolis suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, the place Jones alleges the abuse occurred.
“The club is aware of the allegations on social media and is in communication with the National Football League,” the Chiefs mentioned in an announcement. “We have no further comment at this time.”
Rice missed the primary six video games this season following an NFL suspension for his position in inflicting a crash on a Dallas freeway that left a number of individuals injured in the course of the 2024 offseason.
Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years’ probation after pleading responsible to third-degree felony prices of collision involving severe bodily harm and racing on a freeway inflicting bodily harm.
Rice completed with 53 catches for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns as Kansas Metropolis went 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the primary time in a decade.
