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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice reached the end zone early Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders as he appeared in his first NFL game after being suspended.
Rice caught a shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes on the Chiefs’ first drive in their Week 7 matchup. It was a 2-yard score as Kansas City took a 7-0 lead.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice celebrates after scoring during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The third-year wide receiver served a six-game suspension for his role in a traffic collision in Dallas in 2024. He pleaded guilty to two felonies in the crash, including “collision resulting in serious bodily injury” and “running on a highway causing bodily injury.”
Dallas officials said Rice paid more than $115,000 in restitution to the victims and that his 30-day jail sentence can be served at any time during his five years of probation.
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) warms up with his teammates before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Rice also suffered a torn ACL in Week 4 last year when he collided with Mahomes following an interception. He was able to recover and participate in training camp, but once the season started he remained away from the team as part of the punishment he accepted when the suspension was issued.
He said earlier in the week that he was looking forward to playing his first game in more than a year.
“I’ve been looking forward to this, I think it’s been 380-something days since I played a regular season game,” he said.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice warms up before an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Rice had 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns in his rookie year in 2023. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl that season.
