Throughout his assembly with police concerning the hit-and-run matter, Rice reportedly accepted “full duty” for his function, and his legal professional later indicated that his consumer intends to cowl the bills of the victims, although Rice is being sued for over $1M in precise damages and $10M in punitive damages by two of these victims.
The photographer that Rice allegedly struck subsequently requested police to not file fees in opposition to the second-year wideout, and the investigation was reportedly closed shortly thereafter.
Whereas it appears as if Rice won’t face fees for his encounter with the photographer, that incident might nonetheless impression the suspension that the Chiefs count on the NFL handy down in some unspecified time in the future.
The league might wait till the hit-and-run authorized course of performs out earlier than issuing sanctions, however as soon as that occurs, the alleged assault — in addition to an incident that passed off whereas Rice was nonetheless in faculty wherein the then-SMU participant or a member of his celebration fired photographs into an empty car belonging to a member of the varsity’s basketball workforce — might effectively issue into the punishment.
Within the meantime, Rice is free to participate in all workforce actions, and he was a full participant within the Chiefs’ OTAs. On Saturday, he participated in a youth soccer camp in Kansas Metropolis alongside a lot of the workforce’s different prime receivers, and he provided his first public feedback on his state of affairs (by way of ESPN).
“I’ve realized a lot from [the hit-and-run],” Rice stated. “All I can do is mature and proceed to develop from that. This (the youth soccer camp) is a step in a greater route for me.”
Whereas vowing to enhance as an individual, Rice added, “[a]ccidents and stuff like that occur, however all you are able to do is transfer ahead and stroll round being the identical individual, attempt to be optimistic so that everyone can really feel your love and your nice vitality.”
As a rookie in 2023, Rice was the Chiefs’ best vast receiver, and each time his seemingly inevitable suspension is levied, KC will really feel his absence.
The workforce did handle its WR corps in a significant approach this offseason, including Marquise Brown in free company and one other pace service provider, Xavier Worthy, within the first spherical of the 2024 draft. The membership just lately agreed to a re-up with Mecole Hardman and continues to be rostering Justin Watson, Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney.
