Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice released after 30-day jail term

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was released from a Dallas County jail on Tuesday after completing a 30-day sentence for violating his probation. The probation stemmed from his guilty plea to felony charges connected to a high-speed, multi-vehicle crash in March 2024.

Rice, 26, was booked into jail on May 19 after testing positive for THC, a violation of the terms of his probation. Upon his release, he quickly exited the facility, evading reporters before entering a waiting SUV. His sentence caused him to miss the Chiefs' voluntary offseason workouts and mandatory minicamp, which concluded last week.

The original charges against Rice were for racing on a highway causing bodily injury and collision involving serious bodily injury. He pleaded guilty to those charges last July and was sentenced to five years of probation, restitution to victims, and a 30-day jail term to be served at his discretion. The positive drug test triggered the immediate serving of that jail sentence.

While incarcerated, Rice was permitted to leave the facility periodically for treatment on his right knee, which had undergone a cleanup procedure shortly before he was booked. A judge approved the...