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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice entered the end zone early Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders while playing in his first NFL game after being suspended.
Rice caught a shovel pass from Patrick Mahomes on the Chiefs’ first drive of their Week 7 game. 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 Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The third-year receiver served a six-game suspension for his role in a traffic collision in Dallas in 2024. He pleaded guilty to two criminal charges in the crash, including “collision resulting in serious bodily injury” and “racing on a highway causing bodily injury.”
Dallas officials said Rice has paid more than $115,000 in restitution to the victims and that his 30-day jail sentence could 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 teammates before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, 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 began, he remained away from the team as part of the punishment he accepted during the suspension.
He said earlier in the week that he was looking forward to his first match in over a year.
“I was looking forward to it, I think it had been about 380 days since I last 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 September 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, file)
Rice had 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns during his rookie year in 2023. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl that season.
