- Rice turned himself in to police last month after allegedly causing a car accident.
- The receiver is also expected to face disciplinary action from the NFL.
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The Kansas City Chiefs are said to be preparing to be without star receiver Rashee Rice for an extended period next season.
Rice, 24, turned himself in to police last month after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a Accident involving half a dozen vehicles. on a Dallas highway in March.
The Super Bowl winner faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.
But Rice is also expected to face disciplinary action from the NFL and the league will suspend the wide receiver, according to NFL insider James Palmer.
The reigning Super Bowl champions expect Rice to be suspended for “at least half a season,” the journalist said during an appearance on retired receiver Steve Smith’s podcast, Agent 89 Breakdown.
Chiefs expect Rashee Rice to be suspended for an extended period, according to James Palmer (R)
The Super Bowl winners (coach Andy Reid pictured) hope to be without Rice for half the season.
Rice’s role in Reid’s offense grew as last season progressed and, along with Travis Kelce, he became one of Patrick Mahomes’ most reliable targets down the stretch.
But his pending legal issues after the car accident in Dallas may mean he misses much of next season.
The Chiefs selected Texas’ speedy Xavier Worthy with the 28th pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft in Detroit to fill the potential void.
The Chiefs were supposed to pick last in the first round after winning their second straight Super Bowl, but they managed to make a trade with one of their biggest AFC rivals in Buffalo. The Chiefs sent the 32nd pick, along with a fourth-rounder and a seventh-rounder, to the Bills for the 28th pick, a fourth-rounder and a seventh-rounder.
Rice is reportedly being sued for $10 million by two people involved in the Kansas City Chiefs star’s Dallas car crash.
According to TMZ, Edvard Petrovskiy and Irina Gromova filed a lawsuit in Dallas County last week, alleging the accident caused them injuries.
The two plaintiffs say Rice and Theodore Knox, who were racing each other on the highway, lost control due to reckless actions.
They also claim that Rice and Knox left the scene of the accident without consulting with those affected by the accident.
Rice is reportedly being sued for $10 million by two people involved in the car accident.
Rice and his friend Theodore Knox were racing each other before they collided in Dallas.
In the filing, Petrovskiy and Gromova state that some of the victims were “seriously injured, bleeding and visibly distressed.”
They are suing both Knox and Rice for $10 million in punitive damages, claiming they suffered brain trauma, lacerations that required stitches and internal bleeding.
Both Petrovskiy and Gromova are also seeking compensatory damages for medical bills, mental anguish and property damage, among other things.
Rice’s attorney, Royce West, says his client takes responsibility for his actions, is cooperating with authorities and will compensate anyone who was injured or damaged property in the accident.