MIAMI — A Miami jury on Tuesday found Tyreek Hill liable for two counts of battery but not liable for the eight remaining claims made by Lakeeta Vaccaro — ending the high-profile civil trial involving the NFL wide receiver and his estranged wife.
\n\nHill, who has played for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, was found liable for two counts of battery — one stemming from an incident in January 2024, and another from April 2025.
\n\nThe jury awarded Vaccaro $500,000 in compensatory damages but did not award her punitive damages.
\n\nThe jury found Hill, 32, not liable for eight other counts that included battery, assault and continuing domestic violence.
\n\nThe trial involved allegations of abuse made by Vaccaro, 30, who on the stand described instances in which Hill allegedly pulled her hair and “treated me like I was, just, a man.”
\n\nHill took the stand last week and mostly denied what he called “false allegations” made by his estranged wife, while saying in one instance he shoved Vaccaro and “created a hole in the wall."
\n\nHill, wearing a dark polo shirt on Tuesday, embraced one of his attorneys and shook hands with others following the verdict before…
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