{"id":69810,"date":"2025-08-14T19:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/69810\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:58:11","slug":"chiefs-rashee-rice-expected-to-play-first-4-games-as-nfl-schedules-hearing-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/69810\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs\u2019 Rashee Rice expected to play first 4 games as NFL schedules hearing: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jesse Newell, Dianna Russini and Jeff Howe<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice is scheduled to have an NFL disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 30, allowing him to play the first four games of the season, a source confirmed to The Athletic.<\/p>\n

ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter was first to report the news<\/a> of Rice\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n

Due to the timing of his hearing, Rice now should be able to play in the Chiefs\u2019 opening slate of games. They are:<\/p>\n

K.C.\u2019s season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers in Sao Paulo, Brazil
\nWeek 2 at home against the Philadelphia Eagles
\nA \u201cSunday Night Football\u201d game at the New York Giants
\nA home game against the Baltimore Ravens<\/p>\n

Rice, 25, faces a potential suspension because of his role in a March 2024 high-speed car crash in Dallas. He was sentenced last month<\/a> to five years of probation and 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to two third-degree felony charges. The NFL waits until all legal matters are settled before determining player suspensions under the league\u2019s personal conduct policy.<\/p>\n

Rice\u2019s disciplinary hearing will be held before Sue L. Robinson, the former U.S. district judge who serves as the jointly appointed disciplinary officer for the NFL and the NFLPA, a league source confirmed. The Rice case will be Robinson\u2019s second hearing. She handled the Deshaun Watson case three years ago.<\/p>\n

Police reports indicated Rice was driving 119 mph in a Lamborghini Urus when he crashed on a Dallas highway, causing a chain reaction of collisions involving six other vehicles. Investigators said Rice didn\u2019t check on other victims and fled the scene on foot.<\/p>\n

In a July statement from his attorney, Royce West, Rice said he\u2019d had \u201ca lot of sleepless nights thinking about the damages my actions caused.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will continue working within my means to make sure that everyone impacted will be made whole,\u201d Rice said in the statement.<\/p>\n

As part of the plea agreement with the Dallas County District Attorney\u2019s Office, Rice had to pay restitution to all the victims for their out-of-pocket medical expenses before his plea \u2014 an amount that added up to $115,481.91.<\/p>\n

However, an attorney for one of the victims said last month that Rice has yet to pay back $1 million<\/a> promised in an agreed-upon settlement stemming from a civil suit.<\/p>\n

A 2023 second-round pick out of SMU, Rice had 24 catches for 288 yards with two touchdowns in four games last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He emerged late in 2023 as the Chiefs\u2019 top receiving threat, finishing with 79 catches for 938 yards.<\/p>\n

Rice has been working at full strength in training camp following offseason rehab for his knee.<\/p>\n

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