{"id":853030,"date":"2026-04-04T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853030\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:43:58","slug":"nfl-closes-rashee-rice-investigation-with-no-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/853030\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL closes Rashee Rice investigation with no discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rashee Rice has learned his fate from the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL on Friday afternoon concluded that the Chiefs wide receiver \u201chas not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy\u201d after his ex-girlfriend, Dacoda Nichole Jones, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/18\/sports\/rashee-rices-ex-girlfriend-accuses-him-of-assault-in-explosive-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">accused Rice of abuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation into the accusations has been closed, and no disciplinary action will be taken at this time, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2040185747072835647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of the 2026-27 NFL season,\u201d Rice\u2019s attorney, Sean Lindsey, said in a statement.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2040170010627227717\/photo\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38986692\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kansas-city-chiefs-wide-receiver-121673949.jpg\" alt=\"Rashee Rice (4) speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 23, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.\" class=\"wp-image-38986692\"  \/>Rashee Rice (4) speaks during a news conference following an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Nov. 23, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. AP<\/p>\n<p>Jones accused, in a lawsuit filed in February, Rice of choking, strangling, scratching, hitting and headbutting her in a period between December 2023 and July 2025. She is reportedly seeking over $1 million in the suit. <\/p>\n<p>Jones, who shares two children with Rice, made the allegations on social media in January without naming Rice, sparking the investigation to commence.<\/p>\n<p>Rice, 25, has found himself in the headlines for other off-the-field matters.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.76953125;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38127253\" width=\"454\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dacoda.jpg\" alt=\"Dacoda Nichole Jones, who has two children with Rice,\u00a0alleged in her post that she \u201cdealt with abuse for years\u201d and that after a breakup between \u201cme and this man&quot; a couple months ago, it's been \u201cnothing but hell.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-38127253\"  \/>Dacoda Nichole Jones, who has two children with Rice,\u00a0alleged in her post that she \u201cdealt with abuse for years\u201d and that after a breakup between \u201cme and this man\u201d a couple months ago, it\u2019s been \u201cnothing but hell.\u201d Instagram\/Dacoda Jones<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/17\/sports\/chiefs-rashee-rice-sentenced-to-30-days-in-jail-as-nfl-suspension-looms\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pleaded guilty to charges<\/a> for his part in a high-speed multi-vehicle crash in 2024 that left several people injured in Dallas. <\/p>\n<p>After the incident, he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/27\/sports\/chiefs-rashee-rice-hit-with-six-game-suspension-for-car-crash-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">served a six-game suspension<\/a> handed down by the league, and he agreed to pay more than $1 million in a settlement to the victims of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Rice is entering the final year of his contract with Kansas City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rashee Rice has learned his fate from the NFL. 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