A Texas court has issued a default judgment of more than $2.8 million against Theodore Knox, former SMU football player and co-defendant in the 2024 street racing crash involving Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice. Judge Kim Bailey Phipps ruled Knox was "grossly negligent" after losing control of his rented Corvette during the high-speed incident on Dallas' North Central Expressway.

Knox was not present for the hearing and no attorney was listed for him in court records. The judgment was handled by submission, meaning the decision was rendered based on written documents and already-filed evidence. The court awarded Kathryn Kuykendall nearly $2.88 million, including punitive damages plus costs for medical expenses, lost earnings and non-economic damages. SMU suspended Knox following the crash.

Rice's case is scheduled to go to trial June 9, while Knox has already pleaded guilty to collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation in August 2025. Rice, who was driving a rented Lamborghini at 119 mph, also received 30 days in jail and five years' probation after pleading guilty to similar charges. The NFL suspended Rice for six games last season for violating the league's personal conduct policy.