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Kansas City Chiefs star receiver Rashee Rice isn’t the only one facing disciplinary action for a March 2024 car accident in Dallas.
Theodore “Teddy” Knox, former SMU cornerback and Rice’s college teammate, was driving a Corvette while racing Rice’s Lamborghini on a Dallas highway before it caused a multi-car accident.
Knox has been awarded a $2.88 million default judgment in a lawsuit from one of those crash victims, Kathryn Kuykendall, according to ESPN.
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Teddy Knox and Rashee Rice (Getty Images)
Knox was found “grossly negligent” by Judge Kim Bailey Phipps, and a default judgment occurs when a lawsuit goes unanswered or a party fails to appear in court. In this case, it apparently was the latter.
“We have asked the court to grant the default judgment because we are ethically obligated to do so as a matter of diligence,” Kuykendall’s attorney, Marc Lenahan, said in a statement to ESPN when the motion was filed.
“Personally, we’re glad that Teddy hasn’t made any more mistakes that we know of. If a team gives him the opportunity to show that he’s walking the right path now, we’ll support him.”
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This is the third default judgment issued against Knox since the March 2024 crash. He was also ordered to pay $1.99 million to Irina Gromova and $1.63 million to Edvard Petrovskiy in combined damages.
Knox and Rice pleaded guilty to charges related to the crash and Knox was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation. Knox was charged with causing a collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury.
SMU wide receiver Teddy Knox on special teams during a game against the North Texas Mean Green on Nov. 10, 2023, at Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Chris Leduc/Sportswire Icon)
Rice was charged with similar charges and received five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of probation. His jail time was said to be flexible, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
Rice also had to pay the victims their out-of-pocket medical expenses, which amounted to about $115,000, as part of his plea deal.
Rice was also suspended six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, which he followed last season.
The 25-year-old catcher said in a statement issued by his attorney at the time of the league’s decision that he has spent “many sleepless nights thinking about the harm my actions caused, and I will continue to work within my means to ensure that everyone affected is made whole.”
SMU Mustangs wide receiver Teddy Knox (18) prepares to make a catch during a game against the TCU Horned Frogs on Sept. 24, 2022, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire)
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Knox was suspended by SMU and has not played college football since. He began his career at Mississippi State before transferring to SMU.
