Chiefs WR Rashee Rice speaks publicly about his legal trouble

The way things have gone this offseason, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is fortunate to still have a job.

The 24-year-old wideout made headlines in April when he reportedly fled the scene of a multi-vehicle wreck he partially caused and again in May after reportedly punching a photographer in a Dallas nightclub.

But now, Rice is adamant he’s learned from his mistakes, vowing to grow from the incidents and redeem himself in the court of public opinion.

“I've learned so much from (the offseason troubles),” Rice said, according to Fox 4’s P.J. Green. “All I can do is mature and continue to grow from that. This is a step in a better direction for me. Accidents and stuff like that happen, but all you can do is move forward and walk around being the same person, try to be positive so that everybody can feel your love and your great energy.”

Moments before the April wreck, Rice’s Lamborghini and a Corvette driven by SMU defensive back Teddy Knox collided on a Dallas highway which sent Rice’s vehicle careening into the median and striking another car, according to the police report.