Nfl Gives Chiefs’ Rice Reported Six-game Ban For Crash That Left Multiple People Injured

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has reportedly accepted a six-game NFL prohibition for his portion successful a high-speed clang that near a number of group injured.

The 25-year-old pled blameworthy successful July to 2 third-degree felony charges of collision involving superior bodily wounded and racing connected a road causing bodily injury. He was sentenced to 30 days successful jailhouse and was required to salary $115,000 successful aesculapian costs to nan injured parties. The incident took spot connected a Dallas road successful March 2024. Prosecutors opportunity Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV astatine 119 mph erstwhile he made “multiple fierce maneuvers astir traffic” and struck different vehicles.

Rice said successful a connection astatine nan clip of his plea woody that: “I americium profoundly sorry for nan beingness damages to personification and property. I afloat apologize for nan harm I caused to guiltless drivers and their families.”

The NFL handed down its suspension aft its ain soul investigation, 1 week earlier nan Chiefs are owed to time off for Brazil, wherever they will play nan Los Angeles Chargers successful their play opener. Along pinch missing nan Chargers game, Rice will miss a rematch of past season’s Super Bowl pinch nan Eagles connected 14 September astatine Arrowhead Stadium; a Sunday nighttime travel to New York to look nan Giants; a high-profile matchup pinch Lamar Jackson and nan Ravens connected 28 September; a crippled against Jacksonville nan pursuing Monday night; and a Sunday nighttime showdown pinch nan Lions. Rice will beryllium eligible to return to nan section erstwhile Kansas City faces nan AFC West-rival Raiders connected 19 October.

The Chiefs selected Rice successful nan second-round of nan 2023 draft. He won nan Super Bowl successful his first play pinch nan team, catching six passes for 39 yards successful Kansas City’s triumph complete nan San Francisco 49ers.