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By Nelson Espinal
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Kansas City Chiefs reciever Rashee Rice will be counted as one of Patrick Mahomes' top weapons for the upcoming season, and he may not end up missing time for a suspension.
Rice has been on probation since his car crash that left multiple people injured, and over the offseason, Rice ended up violating his parole after testing positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
He was put into jail shortly after on May 19, though he had a right knee cleanup procedure right before entering prison.
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Rice got treatment while serving his sentence at a nearby hospital, and he was eventually released in June.
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Since then, Rice has been a full go during training camp, though there was a looming cloud over his head regarding a possible suspension, especially since he has a record of legal troubles, including a car crash that led to a suspension.
According to Ian Rapoport, the league will not be issuing any further punishment, allowing him to play the season with no additional punishment.
Rice is hoping to move on from all of the offseason drama and prove himself during the final year of his rookie contract. With surgery out of the way and no suspension, he should get the playing time and targets to have a great season, though he will need to improve from last season.
"I'm 100% locked in on what's going on now with the team," Rice said. "I'm ready to go out there and dominate. I've got a good group of brothers behind me.
"I would want to improve the most on certain plays that I know specifically aren't coming to me, just because it's a full [passing] concept and everybody is going to eat. Everybody's got to get the ball."
Rice played eight games and finished with 571 receiving yards and six touchdowns in 2025 after serving a six-game suspension for the car crash.
The reciever believes the knee issues played a role.
"Honestly, I thought it was probably a bit of swelling," Rice added. "I didn't know it was something that needed to have surgery. We're kind of taught to just keep going until you can't anymore. It was the perfect time for me to get it cleaned up so that it wouldn't affect me for this season."
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