Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice did not participate in practice at training camp on Wednesday.
Rice is dealing with a groin injury, according to the team.
The third-year wideout was spotted working on the sidelines with trainers and receiver Hollywood Brown (ankle).
Rice, 25, sat out the majority of the 2024 season after suffering a torn ligament (LCL) in his right knee that required season-ending surgery. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had thrown an interception and dove into Rice’s leg as they were attempting to make a tackle.
Over the first three weeks, Rice was among the top receivers in the league with two touchdowns and 288 receiving yards (an average of 96 per game).
In 20 career games, the 2023 second-round pick out of SMU has recorded 1,226 receiving yards, 103 receptions and nine touchdowns over his first two seasons with the Chiefs.
Rice is still awaiting news of a potential NFL suspension after he caused a multi-car crash in Dallas in March 2024. He pleaded guilty in July to two third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury. Rice was sentenced to five years of probation (deferred), 30 days in jail, and required to pay approximately $115,000 in medical expenses for the victims.
He also agreed separately to a $1.086 million settlement in a civil case.
“I’ve completely changed,” Rice said at training camp. “You have to learn from things like that.”
–Field Level Media
