Rashee Rice will not be available for Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes to start the 2025 NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the wideout is accepting to serve a six-game suspension, starting from Week 1.

“Chiefs WR Rashee Rice is accepting and will serve a six-game suspension to start the 2025 regular season, per sources. The NFL and NFLPA are working to finalize the settlement, which will end Rice’s disciplinary limbo and make him eligible to return Week 7 vs. Las Vegas,” Pelissero wrote on X.

Adam Schefter of ESPN anticipated this situation earlier on Wednesday, letting everyone know that the NFL was seeking a lengthy suspension for the wideout at the start of the season:

“NFL is aiming for at least a potential six-game suspension for Chiefs

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