Chiefs’ Rashee Rice Sentenced To 30 Days Jail Time

Kansas City Chiefs star wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to 30 days of jail time and five years’ probation Thursday for his role in a multicar crash last year, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

A Dallas judge ruled that Rice can serve the jail time at any point during the five-year probationary period, sources told Schefter. Rice also received deferred adjudication, according to sources, so the case will be dismissed if he completes the probation.

The NFL now can expedite its disciplinary process of Rice, who is likely to receive a multigame suspension at some point during the upcoming 2025 season.

Police said Rice was traveling at 119 mph in a Lamborghini sport utility vehicle shortly before the May 30, 2024, crash in Dallas. He was facing one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury.

At least seven people were injured in the crash, according to the affidavit.

“There have been a lot of sleepless nights thinking about the damages that my actions caused, and I will continue working within my means to make sure that everyone impacted will be made whole,” Rice’s lawyer, Royce West, said in a statement on his client’s behalf. “I urge everyone to mind the speed limit, drive safe and drive smart.

“Last and certainly not least, I am profoundly sorry for the physical damages to person and property. I fully apologize for the harm I caused to innocent drivers and their families.”

The 25-year-old star receiver suffered a torn right ACL in Week 4 last season and missed the remainder of the Chiefs’ AFC championship campaign. Rice had an impressive rookie season in 2023, though, hauling in 79 passes for 938 yards and seven touchdowns as the Chiefs rolled to the Super Bowl title. The Chiefs expect the 2023 second-round draft pick to be healthy when training camp begins next week.