When Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice has his disciplinary hearing on September 30, it will indeed happen before Judge Sue L. Robinson.

The retired judge, who handled the Deshaun Watson case three years ago, serves as the disciplinary officer under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. The Rice case will be her second hearing under the revisions to the procedure that resulted from the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

She’ll hear the evidence (there aren’t many disputed facts, unless a fight emerges as to the extent of injuries caused by Rice’s admittedly reckless driving). She’ll be making findings as to what happened. She’ll affix a punishment.

Then, either the NFL or Rice may appeal the decision to the Commissioner or his designee.

There had been a belief that the case would go straight

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