Rashee Rice discipline takes wild turn as NFL changes its suspension ask

As the 2025 NFL season gets closer, the picture for Rashee Rice's suspension is getting clearer (although it's crazy just how much things have been drawn out for the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver). The latest news from ESPN reporter Adam Schefter has the league wanting a six-game suspension for Rice to start the season. Early reports had the league chasing a suspension reaching double digit games missed, or more than a half season, for his part in causing a multi-vehicular accident on a Dallas highway that resulted in damage and injuries in April 2024. A previous report had the Chiefs believing the resulting punishment for Rice would be far fewer games than that. Per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, Kansas City's internal belief was 4-6 games missed. Per Matt Nagy, the Chiefs were planning for any outcome for Rice for quite some time, meaning there were internal roster construction plans for dealing with an early-season absence for Rice. That said, the wrinkle here is that Rice is scheduled for a Septem