August 27th, 2025 at 10:45am CST by Nikhil Mehta
The NFL is seeking to suspend Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice for at least six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The league originally sought a ban of at least 10 games, but pushback from the NFLPA and Rice’s camp forced the two sides into a disciplinary hearing set for September 30. That would keep Rice eligible for the Chiefs’ first four games, a stretch that includes crucial matchups against the Chargers and the Ravens as well as a Super Bowl rematch with the Eagles.
Now, the NFL appears to be changing course by offering a shorter suspension to Rice that would preempt the September hearing. It would sidelined the third-year wideout for the 2024 playoff qualifiers listed above as well as the Lions in Week 6.
More to come.