Chiefs Should Benefit From Timing Of Rashee Rice’s Suspension
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Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs runs onto the field during introductions prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in 2023. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is slated to have his disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Tuesday, Sept. 30 in New York, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. That would represent the best-case scenario regarding a Rice suspension. That’s because the Chiefs’ schedule is front-loaded, and Rice should be available for that difficult stretch of September games. The Chiefs go across the world — to Brazil — to face the Los Angeles Chargers — perhaps their toughest challenger in the division — in Week One on Sept. 5. Then they face the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who pummeled them 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX, in Week Two. After a road game on Sunday Night Football against the New York Giants, which should be very winnable, they play the team perhaps best suited to overtake them in the AFC — the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson’s talented squad addressed their glaring weakness on pass defense by adding cornerback Jaire Alexander as a free agent and drafting safety Malaki Starks and edge rusher Mike Green in the first two rounds, respectively. To put it another way, the Chiefs play three playoff teams from 2024 in the first four weeks of the 2025 season but just seven playoff teams from 2024 in the final 13 games of the 2025 season. And Rice should be available for that entire opening gauntlet. Why Rice Likely Will Be Suspended Rice, who is on a four-year, $6.5 million rookie contract, likely will be disciplined for his multi-car crash in Dallas during May in 2024 when he was traveling at…
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