The Kansas City Chiefs are awaiting the league's decision on whether or not a 2025 suspension is coming for Rashee Rice. With the receiver's legal case now finalized, the league can decide if and when the star will be suspended. The case ended with Rice accepting a plea that includes 30 days in jail and spending the next five years on probation.
Considering how differently things might've played out for the receiver's poor decisions, this seems a lenient outcome. Now, the Chiefs await the league's decision and must decide how to move forward with the receiver group.
Head coach Andy Reid was predictably questioned on the situation and what the Chiefs might do to prepare for Rice to be absent. Reid made it clear that Rice was going to be present for training camp and would be receiving his normal reps. This is great news for Kansas City fans who understand the benefit of continuing to work in this offense. Rice was on the path to stardom before the season-ending injury suffered in the 2024 season.
Chiefs Will Continue to Operate Business as Usual With Rashee Rice
Chiefs HC Andy Reid says Rashee Rice will take the reps he'd normally take during training camp, but they'll rotate guys at wide receiver as they normally do. Reid says that he doesn't know anything about timeline for the league to issue a suspension.
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) July 20, 2025
With this in mind, the Chiefs are wise to give Rice all possible reps ahead of his sentence and possible suspension. Continuing to earn the trust of Patrick Mahomes and build chemistry as the duo attempts to establish themselves among the league's best. This was the path they were walking before last season's injury ruined all hopes.
Mahomes has proven himself capable of elevating any talent, and Rice, already having an elite ceiling, highlights the importance of the receiver to this franchise. A suspension is speculated to be in the four-to-six game range and is likely to happen before the start of the season. The league will want to get ahead of this and put the investigation behind its prestige franchise. With the Chiefs demanding national attention, the league isn't going to leave their decision hanging into the season.
For Rice, this is an exciting update that suggests a full recovery has been made from last season's nasty leg injury. The receiver needs to take full advantage of all possible reps, understanding that a long layoff will likely start the 2025 season.