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Kansas City Chiefs star receiver Rashee Rice isn’t the only one facing discipline for a March 2024 car crash in Dallas.
Theodore “Teddy” Knox, a former SMU cornerback and college teammate of Rice’s, drove a Corvette while racing Rice’s Lamborghini on a Dallas freeway before it caused a multi-car accident.
Knox has been hit with a $2.88 million default judgment in a lawsuit filed by one of those crash victims, Kathryn Kuykendall, according to ESPN.
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Teddy Knox and Rashee Rice (Getty Images)
Knox was ruled “grossly negligent” by Judge Kim Bailey Phipps, and a default judgment comes when a lawsuit has no answer or a party fails to appear in court. In this case, it was allegedly the latter.
“We have asked the court to grant the default judgment because we are ethically bound to do so as a matter of care,” Kuykendall’s attorney, Marc Lenahan, said in a statement to ESPN when the suit was filed.
“Personally, we’re pleased Teddy hasn’t made any further mistakes that we’re aware of. If a team gives him a chance to prove he’s on the right path now, we’ll root for him.”
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This marks the third default judgment handed down against Knox since the crash in March 2024. He was also ordered to pay $1.99 million to Irina Gromova and $1.63 million to Edvard Petrovskiy in total restitution.
Knox and Rice pleaded guilty to the 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 grievous bodily harm and running on a highway causing grievous bodily harm.
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/Icon Sportswire)
Rice had similar charges and received five years deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of the probation. His jail time was said to be flexible, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.
Rice was also required to pay the victims for their out-of-pocket medical expenses, which totaled about $115,000, as part of his plea agreement.
Rice was also suspended six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, which he served last season.
The 25-year-old trustee said in a statement issued by his attorney at the time of the league’s decision that he has had “many sleepless nights thinking about the harm my actions caused, and I will continue to work within my means to ensure that everyone affected will be made whole.”
SMU Mustangs wide receiver Teddy Knox (18) prepares to make a catch during a game against the TCU Horned Frogs on September 24, 2022 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. (Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire)
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Knox was suspended by SMU and hasn’t been in college football since. He began his career at Mississippi State before transferring to SMU.
