Chiefs Wide Receiver Files For Bankruptcy As His Off-Field Issues Continue

The off-field issues of Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice continued to accumulate on Thursday, with a story appearing in The Athletic and multiple other outlets that Rice has field for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. He faces multiple debts, including civil suit settlements from his 2023 street racing incident in Dallas that resulted in a multi-car crash in which several people were injured. 

His court filing related to this occurred in US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas on Wednesday, per Jesse Newell and Mark Puleo, and they included specific financial details of both the debts and who's receiving money from him. Rice listed lists $677,054 in total personal property assets and $3.46 million in liabilities. His assets included jewelry and his Super Bowl LVIII ring, which is valued at $160,000.

The unpaid claims were listed as follows, per the writers:

• $200,000 to former girlfriend Dacoda Jones, who accused Rice of abuse in February, and at that time he filed a civil suit against him; the form listed this as a “disputed” claim;

• $979,837 to crash victim Kathryn Kuykendall;

• $350,000 to crash victim Kamlesh Desai; the form listed this as a “disputed” claim;

• $150,000 to crash victim Edward Petrovskiy;

• $150,000 to crash victim Irina Gromova.

The filing showed that Rice has been paying Kuykendall back through garnishment of his Chiefs paychecks, the report added, with the total listed at $206,673.81 between 2025 and 2026.

Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felonies after the incident, and he was sentenced to five years of probation and 30 days of jail time. The receiver was also suspended by the NFL for the first six games of the 2025 season.

Rice’s assets list included a  a 2023 Mercedes-Benz car estimated at $53,800, along with $5,000 in “NFL Jerseys & Hats,” $7,500 in clothing and apparel and a combined $13,600 in three separate checking accounts, per the writers. He also listed $421,825 in expected deferred compensation.

The Super Bowl ring is listed as collateral for Rice’s attorney, Thomas McMurray, whom Rice owes just over $185K. Other smaller debts were listed in the report as well. 

Rice’s reported salary this year lists him as making $1.635 million in base salary with a $430K signing bonus. The receiver is playing for a much larger deal next year, as he’s in the final year of his rookie contract. The franchise tag for receivers next year is currently at $30.9 million, while his current listed monthly income is $32,640.31.

This news will be yet another blackmark for the Chiefs as they try to get back on track after back-to-back losses to the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Their current record is 5-2.