NFL star Tyreek Hill’s estranged wife awarded $500,000 damages in battery trial

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.

Hill, 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. The jury awarded Vaccaro $500,000 in compensatory damages but did not award her punitive damages.

The jury found Hill, 32, not liable for eight other counts that included battery, assault and continuing domestic violence.

The 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.” The jury was also shown a photo Vaccaro took of markings on her chest that she says were made during an argument between the pair. Hill 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.”

Hill embraced one of his attorneys and shook hands with others following the verdict before leaving the courtroom by himself.

Vaccaro’s lawyer, Paul Schwiep, had asked the jury to “restore her dignity” and was seeking $8m in damages from Hill.

“Money doesn’t undo the harm, but it’s just how our civil justice system works,” Schwiep said.

Christi Bright said Hill was thankful after the trial.

“Mr Hill was very pleased that he was able to get his story out and to be able to tell the world what he’s not been able to speak about,” Bright told reporters. “He’s very grateful.”

Hill is still working his way back from a dislocated knee and torn ligaments suffered in September 2025 while he was with the Dolphins, but his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has indicated that his client wishes to return to the NFL.