Kansas Metropolis Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is suspected of assault in Dallas just a little over a month after he was one of many dashing drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to a number of expenses, based on a newspaper report on Tuesday.
Regulation enforcement officers informed the Dallas Morning Information that Rice was suspected of assaulting an individual at a downtown nightclub early on Monday, and that the particular person went to a hospital after the encounter.
Officers had been dispatched to the nightclub about 2.30am on Monday over a report of an assault, and the sufferer went to hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, police mentioned.
Rice’s legal professional, Royce West, didn’t reply to a message from the Related Press searching for remark. The Chiefs and the NFL declined to remark.
Rice reported to the Chiefs for voluntary exercises final month, when Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned he had spoken to the receiver and the staff was letting the authorized course of play out.
The previous SMU and Dallas-area highschool participant reported to the Chiefs shortly after turning himself into Dallas police over a number of expenses, together with aggravated assault, involving the high-speed crash.
West has beforehand acknowledged Rice was dashing in a Lamborghini SUV when the crash involving six automobiles occurred on 30 March. Police mentioned Theodore Knox, who additionally performed for SMU, was driving a Corvette.
Rice, who turned 24 final month, and Knox have been charged with one rely of aggravated assault, one rely of collision involving critical bodily harm and 6 counts of collision involving harm.
4 individuals had been injured within the crash, and police mentioned the occupants of the Lamborghini and Corvette left the scene with out offering info or figuring out whether or not anybody wanted medical consideration.
Rice was drafted within the second spherical by Kansas Metropolis final 12 months and performed in 20 video games, together with the Chiefs’ 25-22 extra time victory over San Francisco within the Tremendous Bowl. He led the staff with seven touchdowns catches within the common season.
