Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice suspended for first 6 games of 2025 NFL season

By Patrick Holleron

Published August 27, 2025 11:26 am

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has accepted a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy per ESPN reporter Adam Schefter.

Rice will miss the following games to start the 2025-26 season:

Week 1: Chargers (in Brazil)

Week 2: Eagles

Week 3: at Giants

Week 4: Ravens

Week 5: at Jaguars

Week 6: Lions

Rice's suspension stems from his role in a multi-vehicle collision back in 2024.

Rice will be eligible to return to gameplay in Week 7 against the Las Vegas Raiders, but there's not a definite chance he will play.

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Patrick Holleron

Patrick Holleron joined News-Press NOW as a multimedia journalist and anchor in February 2025. Prior to coming to Missouri, Patrick had lived in a many different states including New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Arizona.

He completed his bachelor’s in Media and Communication at the University of Washington in June 2023 and his masters from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Sports Journalism in December 2024.

One of the most memorable events Patrick covered during his time in school was the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. This game was one of the first in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

In his free time he enjoys watching sports& movies, and writing. If anyone runs into him he’s always open to have a conversation about sports of any kind.