Dallas County District Court records show Dacoda Jones alleges Rashee Rice physically assaulted her at homes in Victory Park, Texas, and Lee’s Summit, Missouri, from December 2023 to July 2025. The suit claims Rice grabbed, choked, strangled, pushed, thrown, scratched, hit and headbutted her, according to court documents reviewed by news outlets.

Jones also accuses Rice of striking her with objects, throwing items, destroying property, punching walls and breaking furniture. Many incidents happened while she was pregnant, the filing states. She further claims he locked her out at night.

Rice’s attorney, Sean Lindsey, disputed the allegations in a statement. “On October 9, 2025, well after the parties’ relationship had ended, Ms. Jones stated under penalty of perjury in a sworn Affidavit for Non-Prosecution that ‘Mr. Rice and I had a verbal argument, but he did not punch me,'” Lindsey said. He added that they would let the legal process proceed without further comment.

A Kansas City Chiefs representative told reporters the team knows of the lawsuit and is talking with the National Football League. The club had no additional details.

The suit follows a January 7 social media post by Jones. She shared now-deleted Instagram images of bruises on her torso and home damage, saying she endured abuse “for years” without naming anyone. Chiefs officials acknowledged those posts at the time and said they were communicating with the NFL. They declined further comment then.

Rice, 25, drew scrutiny earlier for a March 2024 Dallas car crash. He drove 119 mph on a highway, prosecutors said, causing a multi-vehicle pileup that injured several people. In July 2025, he pleaded guilty to third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. A judge sentenced him to five years’ probation and 30 days in jail.

“Last March, I was involved in a high-speed accident in Dallas,” Rice said in a July 2025 statement via his lawyer. “There have been a lot of sleepless nights thinking about the damages that my actions caused, and I will continue working within my means to make sure that everyone impacted will be made whole.” He urged drivers to obey speed limits and apologized for the harm to innocent people and property.

The NFL suspended Rice for the first six games of the 2025 season. He returned in October 2025, helping the Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders.

Jones and Rice share two young sons. Us Weekly sought comment from the Chiefs and Rice’s agents but received no response.