Chiefs’ Rashee Rice scores in return from suspension

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice entered the end zone early Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, appearing in his first NFL game since 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 led 7-0.

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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 felony charges in the wreck, including “collision involving serious bodily injury” and “racing on a highway causing bodily injury.”

Dallas officials said Rice paid more than $115,000 in restitution to victims, and 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 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 after an interception. He was able to recover and participate in training camp, but when the season began, he remained away from the team as part of the punishment he agreed to when the suspension was handed down.

He said earlier this week that he was looking forward to his first fight in more than a year.

“I’ve been looking forward to this, I think it’s been 380 days since I’ve played in 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 in his rookie year in 2023. The Chiefs won the Super Bowl that season.