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The two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs are poised for another strong season in 2024 after adding to their wide receiver group. In the NFL Draft, the franchise selected wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who broke the NFL Combine record in the 40-yard dash, in the first round. The team also signed wide receiver Hollywood Brown as a free agent.
But their best wide receiver, Rashee Rice, faces legal issues early in the season. The second-year player was reportedly involved in a car crash in Dallas that left two people hospitalized.
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Here’s a complete timeline of Rice’s offseason.
Timeline of Rashee Rice
March 30: Dallas Police report a serious injury accident on the North Central Expressway.
April 10: Dallas police issued a warrant for Rice’s arrest for involvement in the six-car crash. Rice is named as one of two drivers who “were speeding in the far left lane of the North Central Expressway near University Boulevard. The drivers caused a chain reaction that involved four additional vehicles in the collision.”
The arrest warrant contained:
- A case of serious bodily harm
- A case of collision with serious personal injuries
- Six cases of collision with personal injury
Dallas Police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman told USA TODAY Sports that a Lamborghini driven by Rice went out of control and veered onto the shoulder of the road, hitting the median wall. Two occupants were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
11 April: Rice turns himself in to Glenn Heights police and his case is being processed at a regional jail in Desoto, Texas, south of Dallas.
16 April: Rice and Teddy Knox, a Southern Methodist University cornerback who was also allegedly involved in the accident, were named in a $10 million lawsuit.
Plaintiffs Irina Gromova and Edvard Petrovskiy claim that Rice and Knox intentionally drove at high speeds on March 30 and showed negligence toward the accident victims.
“Despite innocent victims calling for emergency assistance and desperately attempting to exit their wrecked vehicles in a state of shock, (Rice and Knox) intentionally and knowingly avoided aid to injured commuters and fled the scene of the accident,” the lawsuit states. “The victims and bystanders to the carnage attempted to attack (Rice and Knox), but they were ignored in (their) attempt to flee without accountability.”
Knox was suspended from the Southern Methodist University football team.
May 7: Dallas police included Rice in an investigation into allegedly punching a photographer outside a Dallas club. Rice was not charged.
May 21: Dallas police said charges have been dropped in the case of a photographer.
29 August: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says Rice is unlikely to be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list.
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What did Rashee Rice say about the allegations?
Rice apologized in April for his role in the six-car crash on March 30.
“Today I met with investigators from the Dallas Police Department regarding Saturday’s accident,” Rice wrote in a story on his Instagram page. “I take full responsibility for my part in this matter and will continue to cooperate with the appropriate authorities. I sincerely apologize to everyone affected by Saturday’s accident.”
Rice’s lawyer Royce West said during a press conference: “He is a young man who made a mistake.”
Is Rashee Rice playing tonight?
Kansas City will face Baltimore tonight in the season opener. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC.
The NFL typically waits until police and other law enforcement agencies complete their investigations before imposing a suspension. Rice has not been disciplined for his alleged role in the accident as of publication time and is cleared to play. He could face a suspension or other disciplinary action later this season pending the completion of law enforcement and/or NFL investigations into the accident.
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