Rashee Rice Suspension Update Reveals Timeline Details

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will be reportedly ready to go for training camp, according to head coach Andy Reid.

Rice is dealing with rehab from a season-ended knee injury suffered in Week 4 last season.

Off the field, Rice has other things he's dealing with, too.

There is an ongoing investigation into Rice's involvement in a high-speed vehicle crash in Dallas last year. Rice reportedly fled the scene without determining if anyone involved needed medical attention or providing his information, according to the police.

Rice has come clean in the time since, taking full responsibility for the chain-reaction collision that also included another speeding sports car.

Many expect some consequences to be handed out, as Rice is facing allegedly eight felony charges. However, the NFL will not hand out any punishments until the case is closed with the Dallas PD first.

According to NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk, that timeline is uncertain. There has not currently been any new evidence that would expedite a decision by the NFL to issue a suspension.

Paid leave is also an option, but the league has already decided to not use it in Rice's case.

The initial plan was for Rice to continue through the 2024 season, then be handed the league-issued suspension following the case being settled. His knee injury halted that idea and delayed much of the Dallas PD investigation, which has pushed everything back to where we are now.

Once the charges are handled with the police, the NFL will still need time to go through the proper steps of the Personal Conduct Policy to ensure a fair punishment.

That process could stretch deep into the regular season, even if Rice's prosecution concludes today.

For now, the SMU product will prepare for his third season with the Chiefs and prove that he is healthy enough to return to his stellar rookie-year from before the injury.

In 2023, Rice burst onto the scene with 938 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.