I hate to break the news to you, but Rashee Rice, the wide receiver, needs to be cut loose by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Southern Methodist University product selected in the second round of the 2023 draft should be released or moved. Rice turned himself in to the Texas authorities on Thursday. NFL insider Josina Anderson of CBS Sports claims that he rapidly bonded after being released from jail. The Chiefs will need to consider their options going forward in the absence of Rice. I don’t see how Rice can be on the team if he is guilty of the crimes he is suspected of committing—he has already acknowledged his role in a six-vehicle collision that occurred on a Dallas freeway last month. Not only did Rice leave the accident scene unharmed, but a little
One of the things discovered in the Lamborghini sports utility vehicle he crashed was a significant amount of marijuana, according to The Star. The Star claims that as if those deeds weren’t terrible enough, a Chiefs playbook was also abandoned. A professional sports team’s playbook is inviolable. In addition to demonstrating a disdain for public safety (it is fortunate that he did not do major harm to himself or others), Rice’s flagrant contempt for crucial team papers ought to result in termination. Rice is just twenty-three. And I give him my grace. He need to have a chance to atone. But for his careless acts, he needs to answer for them. There isn’t a better way, in my opinion, for the team to make it clear that they will not stand for this kind of careless behavior. Yes,
If Rice is traded or cut, the team can be impacted by the salary cap. A website called Spotrac that records contracts for professional sports leagues states that he inked a four-year deal worth slightly more than $6.4 million. Is this the only choice available? No. I don’t think the Chiefs can continue playing Rice on the active roster. I asked a team spokeswoman via email on Friday, but I was informed the organization had nothing to say. It is difficult to overlook the wreck’s legal repercussions. Six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one case of collision involving serious bodily injury, and one count of aggravated assault are the eight felonies against Rice. There were several injuries. Two of us
