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According to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the NFL has scheduled a disciplinary hearing for Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice for Tuesday, September 30 in New York.
The hearing will consider Rice’s potential suspension for his involvement in a six-vehicle crash on Saturday, March 30, 2024, which occurred when Rice and some friends were racing sports cars on a Dallas expressway. After turning himself in, Rice cooperated with police, who initially charged him with six counts of collision causing bodily injury, one count of collision causing serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault.
On July 17, the criminal case against Rice ended when he pleaded guilty to two of those charges in exchange for a five-year probation and a 30-day jail sentence that may be served at any point during those five years. If he completes the probation without incident, the charges will be dismissed.
Rice’s NFL hearing will take place two days after the Chiefs’ Week 4 game, meaning that he will very likely be available for the games against the Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil, Philadelphia Eagles at home, New York Giants on the road and Baltimore Ravens at home.
We cannot predict the length of an NFL suspension Rice might receive — although last week, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported that the Chiefs expect he will be suspended from four to six weeks. Following Rice’s hearing, Kansas City’s next six opponents will be the Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Commanders, Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos.
