SMU football player Teddy Knox suspended for alleged role in Rashee Rice crash

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Southern Methodist University football player Teddy Knox has been suspended by the school after being identified by Dallas police as one of the drivers responsible for a high-speed, chain-reaction crash on a Texas highway last week. 

Kansas City Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice, who was also identified, surrendered to police on Thursday. 

SMU Mustangs wide receiver Teddy Knox, #18, prepares to make a catch during the college football game between the SMU Mustangs and TCU Horned Frogs on Sept. 24, 2022, at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. (Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Knox, 21, is facing several charges, including one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six counts of collision involving injury. Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for Knox, who is facing the same charges as Rice, a former SMU player. 

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The school said Thursday that it was aware of the arrest warrant but declined to comment further, citing student privacy laws, according to The Associated Press. 

Knox’s attorney said he was cooperating with law enforcement. Dallas police said Thursday night that Knox was not currently in custody.

Southern Methodist Mustangs wide receiver Teddy Knox, #18, on special teams during a college football game between the North Texas Mean Green and Southern Methodist Mustangs on Nov. 10, 2023 at Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas. (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Rice, coming off his first Super Bowl victory with the Kansas City Chiefs in February, surrendered to law enforcement on Thursday. 

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