Chiefs Star Rashee Rice Will Participate Fully In Training Camp Despite Looming Suspension, Andy Reid Says

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will beryllium a afloat subordinate successful training campy contempt being sentenced to 30 days successful jailhouse aft his engagement successful a chain-reaction car clang that near group injured past twelvemonth successful Dallas. 

Head coach Andy Reid said that Rice, who had a breakout play his rookie twelvemonth successful 2023, will beryllium seen passim training camp, but he won’t remark connected whether he will beryllium capable to afloat participate during nan regular season. 

Reid said the NFL has not told him what their discipline, which is expected, will beryllium for Rice. For nan clip being, nan Chiefs will run arsenic they usually would to hole Rice and nan remainder of nan squad for Week 1. 

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, #4, celebrates aft scoring during nan first half of an NFL shot crippled against nan Cincinnati Bengals connected Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

"We’re going to advancement arsenic normal pinch him," Reid said. "He'll spell successful and return each nan reps that he'll usually take. We ever rotate that position. Depending connected what happens present pinch nan early — whoever needs to play will measurement successful and cognize what they are doing and beryllium successful bully style to do it."

Rice pleaded blameworthy to 2 third-degree felony charges of collision involving superior bodily wounded and racing connected a road causing bodily wounded successful nan March 2024 crash. 

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Rice was sentenced to 5 years of deferred probation arsenic good arsenic 30 days successful jailhouse arsenic a information of his probation, which was portion of a plea agreement.

The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office said Rice was besides required to salary nan victims of nan clang for out-of-pocket aesculapian expenses, which amounted to an estimated $115,000. 

It was wished that Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus astatine 119 mph erstwhile he swerved astir postulation and struck vehicles, causing nan chain-reaction clang connected North Central Expressway. Prosecutors said Rice grounded to cheque connected those progressive successful nan clang and fled connected foot. 

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, #4, catches a walk during OTAs connected May 24, 2023 astatine nan team's training installation successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Rice released a connection pursuing nan crash, saying that he would "take afloat work for my portion successful this matter." In a connection issued by his attorney, Rice said he had "a batch of sleepless nights reasoning astir nan damages my actions caused, and I will proceed moving wrong my intends to make judge that everyone impacted will beryllium made whole."

With nan ineligible process over, nan NFL tin now spell done their ain process to find really they mightiness subject Rice, who will beryllium heading into his 3rd NFL season. 

Rice was disconnected to a basking commencement successful 2024, looking to beryllium heading successful nan aforesaid guidance aft his rookie twelvemonth saw 79 receptions for 938 yards and 7 touchdowns thrown by Patrick Mahomes. Rice played a domiciled successful nan Chiefs winning their 2nd consecutive Super Bowl that season. 

In 2024, Rice had 24 catches for 288 yards pinch 2 touchdowns successful conscionable 3 games. However, Week 4 proved to beryllium a nightmare arsenic he tore his LCL trying to make a tackle aft a Mahomes interception against nan Los Angeles Chargers. It costs Rice nan full season. 

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice, #4, earlier an AFC West matchup betwixt nan Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs connected Oct 12, 2023 astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Since then, Rice has recovered and participated successful nan team’s offseason program. Reid mentioned that Rice would not beryllium constricted successful training camp, meaning he’s 100% fresh to go. 

However, while he prepares for nan 2025 season, location will beryllium nan NFL’s imaginable subject looming complete his caput until connection comes from nan league. 

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