Kansas City Chiefs wideout Rice must serve a 30-day prison sentence, NFL to meet on personnel discipline
Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice now knows his punishment as a result of the dual-felony charge of hit and run that resulted in multiple cars and injuries. Rice fled the scene on foot without checking on any of the injured victims. Rice had been traveling 119 MPH before the first collision, which set off a chain reaction affecting multiple vehicles.
Rice pleaded guilty in a Dallas courtroom, resulting in a five-year probation sentence, as well as spending 30 days in jail during that period. Multiple charges were dropped in the case in return for his guilty plea to two third-degree felony charges, which included collision resulting in serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing physical injury. In addition to any NFL game checks forfeited when disciplined by the league, Rice was also ordered to pay financial restitution to the victims for their medical bills—a pricetag of $115,481.91.
Rice would face up to 10 years behind bars should he violate his probation anytime during the five years.
Now, the NFL will have its say on what discipline will be levied on the wide receiver. Traditionally, such an infraction can result in four weeks (games) away from the team. It remains to be seen if the severity of leaving a possibly fatal scene will be taken into account. He could be suspended for as many as six games, subject to appeal. Practicing defense attorney Drew Davenport (@DrewDavenportFF) has said that it seems like the NFL will settle on four games one way or another. ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the discipline will occur during the 2025 season.
For fantasy football, in redraft and best ball leagues, Rice’s ADP is still holding steady at 21, but it’s too soon to make assumptions as both Xavier Worthy and “Hollywood” Marquise Brown are, as well. When it comes time for Rice to serve his suspension, the two wideouts will be mainstays in fantasy lineups even more so than to start the season. The sleeper pick is Jalen Royals. During the pre-draft process, the Chiefs’ coaching staff was enamored with his ability to line up in the same way that Rice does. There will likely be a race to the waiver wire for his services. Should Rice serve his suspension to begin the campaign, Royals becomes a must-draft player, particularly as a Rice handcuff for managers.
Author: Sam Schneider (@BuyAndSellYou)
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Wide Receiver Justyn Ross was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Wide reciever Justyn Ross was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs right before the start of training camp. In what was a promising start as a freshman at Clemson, Ross was destined for success. Unfortunately a congenital neck condition before his junior season had completely derailed his football career. He went undrafted to the Chiefs in 2022, he only appeared in 12 games with 6 catches and 53 receiving yards. Injuries and an arrest for battery has all but shut the door on an NFL career.
Ross has no fantasy value in any format. It will be unlikely another team will add Ross to their 53 man roster to start the season. This does mean more reps for Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and rookie Jalen Royals. With Rice recovering from injury, Worthy and Royals will have more opportunities to prove themselves. Royals will be a sneaky good late round choice in all formats.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is expected to be a full participant once training camp begins.
Coach Andy Reid is expecting wide receiver Rashee Rice to be a full participant once training camp opens up. Rice suffered a torn ACL in Week 4 last season. He dominated at the beginning of the season having 24 catches for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was on pace to have a breakout sophomore season which would have ended up with 102 catches for 1,224 yards and 8 touchdowns. This would have had Rice finish as wide receiver 9. Unfortunately, he attempted to make a tackle on an incepted pass and Patrick Mahomes hit Rice in the knee causing the injury.
Rashee Rice is a high-ceiling mid-round pick, anywhere from the early 3rd round to 4th. His upside makes him a potential league-winner, but the legal situation adds uncertainty that may depress his ADP. For now, though it sounds like he should be healthy to begin the season.
Author: Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis5)
Less than 10 months after tearing his LCL, Rashee Rice is a full participant at Chiefs OTAs.
Rice injured his knee in week 3 of last season chasing down a tackle after a Patrick Mahomes interception. Before the injury, Rice had three stellar games, averaging just under 10 targets per contest, catching 24 balls for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was the WR1 at the time of his injury.
News of Rice’s presence at OTAs is big news early in the offseason. The 25-year-old is a PPR monster with elite RAC ability in a high-powered offence. With Kelce showing his age, Rice seemed to be taking over as Mahomes’ go-to guy across the middle.
Rice was going in the 4th round of early re-draft leagues, due to questions regarding his health and legal status going into 2025. At this point, he is a safe bet to rise considerably in the rankings. I now have him as my WR 13 behind Ladd McConkey and Jaxon Smith Njigba. He might be higher if not for the slight risk of not knowing when his legal trouble will be resolved. A potential suspension won’t likely be handed down until the 2026 season, however.
Author: Blake Stachel (@bllakkay)
With uncertainty at the wide receiver position, the Chiefs like what they have in rookie Jalen Royals.
On the surface, the Chiefs appear to have enough weapons for Patrick Mahomes. A more forensic look will identify just how tenuous their skill position players are heading into the 2025 season.
Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce is another year older and rising star Rashee Rice is coming off injury and potentially starting the season with a suspension. While Xavier Worthy came on late last season, it is easy to see how an injury or two could derail the Chiefs offense in 2025. This doesn’t even include the backfield which only added 7th round rookie Brashard Smith.
The Chiefs sneakily added wide receiver Jalen Royals from Utah State in the 4th round of the NFL Draft. Royals has a versatile skill set that has the Chiefs envisioning a duplicate role to Rashee Rice, particularly in the ability to generate yards after the catch. Should Rice get suspended, the Chiefs believe Royals can make an immediate impact.
Jalen Royals is 6’0’’ and 205 pounds and can run a 4.42 40-yard dash. In the FastDraft Origins Gamma tournament, Royals ADP is currently a 3rd round pick at 28 overall. Over on Underdog, Royals can be had at pick 200 in round 17. It is a great time to click on Jalen Royals in both formats before any bearish news presents itself for Rashee Rice or other Chiefs skill position players.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Reports are that he looks great and may be game ready right now, movements are looking fluid and not hindered by the injury.
Rashee Rice tore his LCL in week 4 of the 2024 season, just as he was stepping up as the focus of Kansas City’s offense. With at huge 12 reception for 110 yard and TD game in week 3, many were calling Rice an early season league winner. Since this was an LCL tear, rather than the dreaded ACL, recovery times are much faster and Rice may be able to pick up right where he left off as soon as the season opens.
There is still a level of uncertainty to Rashee Rice in fantasy — the team dynamic has evolved with the late season emergence of Xavier Worthy, Marquis Brown is himself recovered from an injury and will have a full year of experience with the offense, and KC drafted promising receiver Jalen Royals in the 4th Round. Oh yeah, and some guy named Travis Kelce is still kicking around on the roster. The volume uncertainty paired with a possible NFL suspension has depressed Rice’s value to the point at which he could be a league winner again, making him a particularly appealing player in Best Ball formats.
Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)
