Lakeeta Vaccaro said Tuesday in Tyreek Hill's divorce trial that he tried to punch her stomach during an argument in July 2024, a blow she said she blocked with her hands. Her testimony put fresh pressure on Hill's NFL future just as his return to the field had been drawing nearer.
Vaccaro said the fight began after she did not get professional hair and makeup done for possible interviews at the campus in Orlando. In court, she described Hill becoming upset, then later trying to strike her stomach at their hotel. She said he told her, “I didn’t want the baby.”
The testimony matters because Hill is a free agent and the league's review of the domestic violence allegations is still open. A source told OutKick there is no timetable for the NFL to finish that review, which means the league can still weigh what was said in open court before deciding whether Hill can move back toward signing with a team under the NFL Personal Conduct Policy.
Vaccaro also said the 18-month marriage swung between calm and conflict, telling the court, “During this whole period, 18-month marriage, it was a consistent two-week on, two-week off situation,” and adding, “Of course we had our moments when it was, you know, beautiful.” She said, “But then the two weeks of, when it went back to this angry man, it was bad.”
The divorce itself does not matter to the NFL. What does matter is the abuse allegations attached to it. Vaccaro said Hill once picked her up to throw her out of their house, once pushed her into a car door and at other times grabbed and hurt her breasts during arguments. Her suit complaint outlined eight instances of abuse, and that record now sits alongside an unresolved league review that could slow, or even derail, Hill's path back to the field.
For Hill, the next step is not in court alone. It is in the league's hands, and the question now is how long the NFL keeps looking before it decides what his status should be.
