Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl winner Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police in Dallas after an arrest warrant was issued Wednesday night for causing a multi-vehicle car crash in Dallas in March.
Rice surrendered himself to Glenn Heights police and was taken to the DeSoto Regional Jail, where he must post $40,000 bail before being released, according to NBC. He makes $1.6 million per year on his current deal with the Chiefs.
The 23-year-old faces a total of eight charges: six counts of collision causing bodily harm, one charge of collision causing serious bodily harm and one charge of aggravated assault.
CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson reported Wednesday that Rice planned to turn himself in and that process was completed. Rice crashed his Lamborghini on a Dallas highway and police suspect he was racing it.
Arrest warrants have also been issued for Theodore Knox, 21, who was driving the other speeding sports car, a Corvette, police said. Police said arrest warrants have been issued for Knox — who was suspended from SMU on Thursday — on one count of aggravated assault, one count of hit and run with serious bodily injury and six counts of hit and run with injury.
Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police after his car accident in Dallas
Dashcam footage of the crash shows the Super Bowl winner crashing on Saturday
Last week, Rice posted a statement on social media taking responsibility for what happened.
“Today I met with Dallas Police Department investigators regarding Saturday’s accident,” Rice said in his statement.
‘I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the necessary authorities. I sincerely apologize to everyone affected by Saturday’s accident.”
Police believed Rice was racing the Corvette at the time of the collision. They have previously said that the drivers of the Corvette and Lamborghini were speeding in the far left lane when they lost control and the Lamborghini went onto the shoulder and struck the center median wall, causing the pileup.
After the impact occurred, three men, including Rice, were filmed walking away from the wreckage without stopping.
This was evident from the police report 10.8 grams of marijuana was found in the vehicle Rice’s attorney confirmed he was driving.
In Texas, possession of up to two ounces of marijuana is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
Rice, 23, said in a statement last week that he takes responsibility for the accident
Wide receiver Rice – pictured in action for the Chiefs last season – grew up in Fort Worth, Texas
“We continue to monitor developments in this case,” chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Pro Football Talk after Wednesday night’s developments.
Chiefs president Mark Donovan said the organization will act accordingly once the facts are established.
“In all of these situations, you have to wait until you have all the facts, and frankly, we don’t have all the facts right now,” Donovan said.
“The one reassuring fact we do have is that there has been a multi-car accident in Texas, in Dallas. And thankfully, it doesn’t seem like anyone was hurt, and we can be thankful for that.”
Southern Methodist University, meanwhile, suspended cornerback Knox for his involvement in the car crash that led to an arrest warrant for Rice.
“SMU has been notified by the Dallas Police Department of an arrest warrant for Theodore “Teddy” Knox, a student-athlete on the Mustang football team,” the statement said. “Knox has been suspended from the team. SMU takes these allegations seriously.”
“Federal student privacy laws prevent the university from discussing details of student disciplinary proceedings.”
Rice was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, a suburb of North Richland Hills. He played college football at nearby Southern Methodist University, where a breakout senior season in 2022 put the wide receiver on the radar of NFL teams.
The Chiefs selected him in the second round of last year’s draft, and he quickly became one of the few reliable options in their passing game.
He recorded 79 catches and 938 yards with a team-leading seven touchdown receptions in 16 games (eight starts) after being selected by Kansas City in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
He also had 26 catches for 262 yards and a score in four playoff games to help the Chiefs secure their second straight Super Bowl title.
He set a franchise rookie playoff record with 130 receiving yards in January’s 26–7 playoff win over the Miami Dolphins and drew high praise from Travis Kelce.
“I’m proud of him,” Kelce said. “I think he’s come a long way and I think he’s still rising as a player in this offense. It was just fun to see him rise to the occasion and catapult us in a lot of ways, both in the passing game and the run game.”