Tyreek Hill’s return to the Kansas City Chiefs may be the kind of fantasy that travels fast in football circles, but on Tuesday the conversation around the former receiver was pulled hard back to reality in a Florida courtroom.
Lakeeta Vaccaro, Hill’s wife, testified on the first day of her civil assault and battery trial against him, describing a pattern of abuse that she said included physical assaults and verbal attacks. Her testimony also included allegations that Hill attacked her while she was pregnant with the couple’s daughter.
Vaccaro said the abuse began in January of 2024 after an argument over a postnuptial agreement Hill pressured her to sign. According to the testimony reported by Michael Rothstein of ESPN, she refused because she disagreed with certain stipulations, and multiple attacks allegedly followed.
One of the most serious allegations came in July, when Vaccaro said Hill attempted to punch her in the stomach while she was pregnant during another argument. She said she blocked the punch, but described further incidents that followed.
Vaccaro testified that Hill pulled her hair, broke her sunglasses and cursed at her while the couple was in Bristol, Connecticut, visiting ESPN headquarters. She also said Hill threatened divorce, tried to remove her wedding ring and grabbed a necklace from her neck.
From there, the allegations escalated. Vaccaro said Hill put his hands around her neck, grabbed and twisted her breasts and wrestled her to the bed.
She took photos of the markings she said he left on her chest, and told the court the incident “terrified” her. Text messages she sent to her mother the next day were entered into evidence to support her account.
She also described another incident in which she tried to pack and leave. According to her testimony, Hill threw her clothes out of the suitcase, broke her computer, again tried to take her wedding ring off and twisted one of her breasts.
Vaccaro broke down in tears twice during testimony and cross-examination, which lasted more than three hours.
The case comes as Hill remains tied up in an active NFL matter as well. His status with the league is still under review, and NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said Vaccaro’s allegations remain “under review.”
Hill’s agent told Adam Schefter of ESPN on Monday that the receiver would “potentially signing a contract with a new team soon, per a report from Michael Rothstein of ESPN.
But on Tuesday, football talk took a back seat to the trial, and Hill cannot play until the NFL’s investigation is resolved to the league’s satisfaction.
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