Rashee Rice Files For Bankruptcy, And His Crash Victims May Pay For It

 

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing about $3.5 million in debts against $677,054 in assets, NFL.com reported. Most of what he owes comes from civil cases tied to his 2024 high-speed crash in Dallas and assault allegations from a former girlfriend.

The petition was filed Wednesday, Nov. 4, in federal bankruptcy court in the Northern District of Texas, according to CBS News Texas. Rice lists 20 creditors. His attorney, Thomas M. McMurray, declined to comment to the station.

What The Filing Shows

The biggest single debt is $979,837 owed to crash victim Kathryn Kuykendall, the remainder of a $1 million settlement from last year that had not yet been garnished from his wages, the Los Angeles Times reported. In total, Rice lists more than $2 million from lawsuits by six people hurt in the crash, some settled and some still disputed.

He also lists $200,000 tied to a February lawsuit by ex-girlfriend Dacoda Jones, who accused him of physically assaulting her multiple times between December 2023 and July 2025. Rice disputes that debt, and the NFL did not suspend him over her allegations, per the Times.

On the other side of the ledger are a 2023 Mercedes-Benz valued at $53,800, more than $420,000 in deferred compensation, $13,640 across three bank accounts, and his Super Bowl LVIII ring, valued at $160,000, according to USA Today and CBS News Texas. The ring is being held as collateral for his lawyer’s fees. He lists no home or other real estate.

The filing says Rice brings in $59,512.44 a month but nets just $3,610.31 after payroll deductions and expenses, per the Times. He has earned more than $4.7 million in wages since Jan. 1, 2024, all of it from the Chiefs.

How It Got Here

On March 30, 2024, Rice was driving a Lamborghini on North Central Expressway in Dallas when it hit the center median wall, setting off a crash involving four other vehicles, CBS News Texas reported. His arrest affidavit put him at 119 mph in a 70 mph zone.

Rice pleaded guilty in July 2025 to a collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail as a condition of five years of probation and received a six-game NFL suspension. In May, he failed a drug screening required by that probation, then served the 30 days before his release on June 16.

Who Gets Paid?

Chapter 7 is the liquidation form of bankruptcy: a trustee sells nonexempt property, pays creditors from it, and many remaining debts can be discharged, as the federal courts explain. For the people injured in the crash, that raises a serious question about whether their settlements and claims will ever be paid in full.

It is not automatic, though. Federal bankruptcy law lists debts that cannot be discharged, including those for “willful and malicious injury,” and creditors can ask the court to keep a debt alive. Whether any of the crash or assault-related claims meet that standard will be for a judge to decide.

The timing makes the case more striking. Rice is in the last year of a $6.5 million rookie deal, and the filing lists no income source other than the Chiefs. A player with 2,040 career receiving yards and a Super Bowl ring could be positioned for a bigger contract.

Bankruptcy exists for people who cannot pay their debts, and Rice’s reported take-home pay is limited. But if crash-related debts are discharged before a potential future payday, the people injured may be left without the money they were awarded or are seeking.

Disclaimer: The assault allegations against Rice are from a civil lawsuit and are disputed.