Prosecutor says no active criminal probe into Hill; CPS still investigating

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill is not the subject of an active criminal investigation for child abuse. Head coach Andy Reid indicated in April that the criminal case had been reopened, but prosecutors confirmed Friday they are no longer working the case.

"It is not an active investigation," Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe said in an email to Laura Bauer and Brooke Pryor of The Kansas City Star. "As in any case, if we receive additional evidence we re-evaluate."

Reid's announcement came a day after an audio recording surfaced of Hill and fiancee Crystal Espinal talking about their three-year-old son and how he got hurt on April 25.

Hill was subsequently suspended from all team-related activities, but NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported later Friday that there's "every reason to believe" the receiver will be back with the Chiefs for training camp in July. He added there are no signs Hill could return for minicamp next week.

Howe didn't respond to The Kansas City Star when asked Thursday if the case had ever been reopened, but according to Hill's attorney Trey Pettlon, it has been closed for a while.

"It's my understanding the criminal investigation has been closed for quite some time now and obviously there's been some misinformation about that, but it is closed," Pettlon said.

While there's no active criminal probe, Hill and Espinal remain the subject of an ongoing case with the Kansas Department for Children and Families, which commissioner Roger Goodell referenced in a May press conference.

"As you know, there's a court proceeding still going on involving CPS - Child Protection Service - and we will not interfere with that," Goodell said. "The priority is this young child, and so we will obviously be cooperative with whatever the court wants there."

Howe said his feelings toward the case "still hold true" from when he announced he wouldn't file charges on April 24. At the time, the DA said he believed a crime had been committed but lacked the evidence to prove who did it.

The receiver's son reportedly suffered a broken arm and was removed from the custody of his parents. Hill has denied he was involved in any abuse of his son.

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