If the Chiefs suspend him and the NFL office doesn't factor this into their suspension later on, then Rice ends up with a double-whammy suspension. Potentially hurts his relationship with the team for no reason.

I think the nfl knows the optics of a player serving suspension for games he isn’t qualified to play. It’s like suspending a pitcher for 3 games even though they pitch every 4-5. The nfl already gets weirdly accused of playing favorites to kc. I think it also looks disingenuous from the chiefs too.

If he is to actually miss games either the chiefs or nfl will want it to be on games he legitimately would miss. This could be a nice gray area where even though he is eligible the chiefs might benefit from sitting rice an extra few

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If we can win Super Bowls without Tyreek Hill, we can sure as **** win them without Rice. LFG

This is a bummer. We are way to thin at the receiver position and if we are serious about a 3-peat we need to get a guy asap.

that really sucks, he might come back for the playoffs...next season. Awful injury

We're stronger at WR right now than were were at any point during the last 2 championship seasons.

So, where is the magic date? A couple months after surgery? I mean, he COULD play at that point. Is it doctor clearance?

I would assume as soon as they elevate him to the active roster, he will be suspended.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So this is bad, very bad. (So bad it makes me question what in the heck was being reported last week).<br><br>Carries a risk of him never making a full recovery so a lot of prayers for Rashee Rice, cannot be looked at a point of certainty for 2025 and beyond <a href="https://t.co/07ISzrw49m">https://t.co/07ISzrw49m</a></p>&mdash; DMac Wake (@DMacWake316) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMacWake316/status/1845918947775742070?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Again, though, elevate him ASAP with the understanding that a suspension is coming, no?

Great, move him to the active roster about 8 weeks before medical clearance is expected, let him finish rehabbing and serve his suspension at the same time. LMAO

They can't bring him off of IR before he's healthy. The NFL is not going to suspend an injured player.

The NFL would never allow that. They're not going to suspend an injured player.

Agent likely piped up to the Chiefs and said no way he's playing this year.