WR Knox found negligent in crash, to pay $2.8M

Michael Rothstein

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Nate Taylor

Apr 16, 2026, 04:35 PM ET

A Texas court on Wednesday issued a default judgment of more than $2.8 million against Theodore Knox, the co-defendant in one of the lawsuits against Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice stemming from a 2024 street racing crash in Dallas.

Judge Kim Bailey Phipps ruled that Knox, one of Rice’s teammates at Southern Methodist University, was “grossly negligent” after he and Rice lost control of their cars

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