The NFL is aiming for at least a six-game suspension for Rashee Rice for violating the league's personal conduct policy, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter, and wants the Kansas City Chiefs receiver to start serving the suspension at the beginning of the season.

If such a punishment is agreed upon by both Rice and the league, his suspension would begin with the Chiefs' season opener on Sept. 5 against Los Angeles Chargers in Brazil. Rice is still expected to have his disciplinary hearing with the league Sept. 30 in New York.

Sue L. Robinson, the former U.S. district judge who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association, is scheduled to hear Rice's disciplinary case. The only other NFL disciplinary hearing she has presided over was Des

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