Rashee: See you in 10-12 months
 

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rashee Rice had posterolateral corner surgery on his injured right knee, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said on Monday.

The timeframe for Rice's return is similar to if he had reconstructive ACL surgery, Reid said. Ten to 12 months is generally considered a realistic return time after ACL surgery.

"It takes a while for that to come back,'' Reid said. "He'll get into his rehab and get rolling on that as we go here.''

Rice was injured in a Week 4 game against the Los Angeles Chargers when quarterback Patrick Mahomes accidentally collided with his knee while the two were chasing a fumble that followed an interception.

Rice entered the Week 4 games leading the NFL in receptions with 24. He was second in yards with 288.

Wtf. I was led to believe this was more of a 4-6 month thing...

Interesting. I know nobody wants to bring the suspension thing up. But if (and it’s an if) he is to be suspended it makes more sense from the nfls standpoint to suspend him beginning of next year. By then it will have played out in court and the nfl doesn’t look like they’re dodging him missing games by suspending him this season for games where he’s not available to play. All the while the chiefs can be more conservative about his return timeline. The return timeline actually makes this scenario not the worst in the world

****. :(

Can't trust shit on social media these days with a million twitter docs watching a replay and acting like that's enough for a detailed diagnosis and treatment plan.

The fourpeat will be more difficult without him.

Time to get his legal shit out of the way pronto then.

It will suck if the NFL waits until he is healthy to slap the suspension on him. That would mean he's potentially gone until Week 10 or later of the 2025 season.

I wouldn't read too much into that. "Similar" means what exactly? We knew he want going to be back this year already.

To be fair, Andy didn't put a timeline on it - that's Teicher's doing. But yeah, it's probably best to move on this year and plan to have him back next.

God damnit.

Hard to be mad at Patrick for anything after all he's done for us but the blame for this is squarely on him.

Veach, it’s your move.

Ideally the Chiefs will trade for a WR who they can retain for next season as well.

Because Rashee will not be available to start next season… injury recovery/suspension.

And Hollywood is just on a one year deal… not certain he’ll be back.

On the flip side, Rice is lucky to not be dead or in jail right now with the accident he created on that Dallas freeway. If the worst case scenario for him right now is missing a year and a half of football, that's not too bad considering how fortunate he was to avoid a horrible tragedy in the car accident.

Why not suspend him immediately? I honestly don't see the downside.

Because if you suspend him he cannot have any contact with the team whatsoever. Meaning the Chiefs would have zero input on his rehabilitation.

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.

Ten to 12 months is Teicher's commentary, not sure it's worth reacting to given the source.

Why would they suspend him while he’s on IR? The league is going to make sure he misses active playing time.

We need to trade for a WR ASAP.

...and to think people thought he was "good" because of twitter...JFC

So it's a PCL injury that's 6-9 months, not sure where 10-12 is coming from.

Why would they suspend him just after suffering a season ending injury? When has that ever happened?You guys are absolutely ridiculous sometimes

Okay, so we've heard from the dickless moron with a Twitter account now. Thanks for your contribution, dickless moron.

Anybody else have something they wish to share?

Thought all the big guys were saying LCL?

They didn't know anything. The whole fiasco was embarrassing

When is the proper time to suspend him? He's literally missing games now. Is that, somehow, not "punishment" enough? I guess I don't understand the point of the suspension.

If they had already suspended him and THEN he got hurt (doing whatever), would the suspension not count at that point?

ROFL He hasn't even been found guilty yet

His court date has to be completed to see what happens with his case. To my knowledge it’s not until December.

The NFL doesn't suspend players who where involved in car accidents.

This shit needs to stop. It's mazing that some people think he's going to get 8 games. I'd be floored if it was two.

I'm suggesting a preemptive suspension by the Chiefs.

He could be gone for two seasons in a worst case rehab/suspension.

"He good"- CP doctors after he couldn't put any weight on his leg and was carted off the sideline

If its end of 2025...and 15% chance he's not even the same player we need to get a WR with at least 2 years on his deal. Yuck.

I just watched the HBTC video and am just very sad.

How long does it take to recover from posterolateral corner reconstruction?
The recovery from posterolateral corner reconstruction varies based on the extent of the injury, your age, and how well you follow Dr. Ramkumar’s post-operative instructions. You can expect to use crutches for 2-4 weeks and wear a knee brace for up to six weeks. You can begin toe-touch weight-bearing with the crutches and progress to full weight-bearing activities when Dr. Ramkumar gives you the okay. You can resume normal household activities between 4-6 weeks after surgery. A full recovery to sports can take up to 9 months.

I didn’t think anyone realistically expected Rice to be back this year…but the reactions indicate otherwise.

If we can find a way to add Hopkins, Kirk, Cooper or Tyreek….its game over for every other team.

Up to 9 months but hes a world class athlete that will get the best pt possible. It won't be 9 months people. His suspension is the biggest concern.

Who here is in charge of making sure he follows Dr
Ramkumar's instructions

Can we just draft 6 WRs next year?

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I remember reading that it was possible he could miss next season or half of it at least.

It was a really bad injury with the knee going backwards like that. I'm concerned if he can comeback from that injury and be the same player.

I have seen he could be ready by the Super Bowl. How effective is another thing

Hamstring tendon and LCL.

LCL can def be rehabbed in 12 weeks. Not sure if he'll make it back for the playoffs but my guess is he's further along than we think

All I know is this - next season if Rice comes back 100%, which he should, we will have the most insane WR room in the league with Rice, Worthy, Brown, and DHop....if we bring both back which I'd think we would.

Even if Trav retired Grey picks up that slack but this four would be the scariest in the league collectively.

the brown injury might be a blessing in the long run if we get him to sign another 1 year deal.

Assuming Kelce retires I’d happily put his money towards a brown contract going forward.

Bawwww gawd that’s Rashee Rices music!!!!!!

WHEN (Not if) rashee comes back do we re-sign dhop and Hollywood?

Can you imagine using dhop in the X with rashee in the power slot? Worthy and Hollywood two different kinds of speed options?

Love the idea but I think if any one leaves it’s DHop.

I’d kinda expect them to. I don’t think either will have a solid market due to specific factors so we should be able to bring them both back with reasonable paychecks that are bargains. Neither guy is worth more than last season, and they were both limited market players then. I’m hoping that Humphries impresses and yhe 3 ex cardinals all return for the 4-peat.

Rashee might be out for over 2 years with everything

GOODELL will do the PC thing. Injury sympathy engaged

The NFL is not going to suspend a player for being involved in a car accident

Source?

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He was clearly sideswiped.

They shouldn't suspend him. In fact, he should be allowed to play in extra games to compensate him for the damage these baseless accusations have done to his reputation.

Yawn

Bet?

Worse case with slow rehab, legal and pending suspension.

He should be good by late 2025 but stranger things have happened.

Hope for the best.

Dude, an LCL is not a year long rehab. It's a few months. Same for a hamstring tendon repair. WTF are you talking about?

There is a small detail about fleeing the scene that may become an issue.

I’m still shocked it was nothing more than an LCL tear. That hit looked like it totally destroyed his entire knee.

Holy shit!ROFL You covered all your bases for sure. Hahahaha

Gotta be chiefqueen.

It's hard to see a better-case scenario than Rice being ready around midseason next year.

If he gets suspended, I think you can play some games with when you "activate him" from his injury recovery. If the suspension is, say 4 games, and you expect him to be ready around week 10, you can put him on the preseason PUP, activate him, and then let him "serve" his suspension while technically eligible but not, in reality, ready to play.

If you're projecting an earlier return, obviously you don't have to do that. Or if the suspension is 8 games and you're expecting him ready week 10, you don't mess with PUP at all.

Rice is going to get suspended. There's zero chance the NFL just lets it slide.

Rice's contract situation is going to be interesting. Unfortunately due to the injury (not his fault) and the likely suspension (his fault) he probably won't be able to put together a truly elite season until year 4 at the earliest, his last year under contract. Can they extend him for cheaper because of that? Does he give the team a discount for his offseason tomfoolery? He was likely on his way to somewhere in the range of a 1,200-1,300 yard, 10-12 TD season that would have earned him a lot of money even with the suspension.