Kansas City Chiefs State They Are Aware of Alleged Abuse Claims Involving Player the Athlete

The Kansas City Chiefs released a comment on Wednesday evening confirming they have knowledge of claims of abuse made public in social media posts by a ex-partner of player the athlete and were in communication with the league office.

The team did not mention the player specifically in their statement and stated they would have “no further comment at this time”.

Allegations Shared on Social Media

Dacoda Nichole Jones, who also did not mention Rice directly, posted a series of photos on Instagram that seemed to depict indicators of bodily harm. She did say the person involved was the parent of her kids, and reports indicate she has kids with the football player, whom the team selected in the second round.

Official Complaints Currently Unavailable

No police reports were available in the Kansas City suburb where the incident is said to have occurred.

Player's Prior Off-Field Troubles

Rice was absent for the first six games of this NFL campaign due to an NFL suspension for his involvement in instigating a crash on a Dallas highway that left multiple people injured. He was sentenced a month of incarceration and probationary supervision after entering a guilty plea to felony charges.

Statistically, he concluded the year with 53 catches for 571 receiving yards and five touchdowns as the Chiefs finished with a losing record and failed to qualify for the postseason for the first time in a ten-year span.