Overview

• The team announced the move Tuesday while finalizing the 53-man roster, and Rice now heads to waivers with a practice-squad spot possible if he goes unclaimed, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
• Rice was a 2024 seventh-round pick at No. 225 overall after college stops at Colorado and USC.
• He appeared in three games as a rookie without recording a statistic and went on injured reserve in November because of a shoulder injury.
• In the 2025 preseason he was targeted 10 times and finished with three receptions for 32 yards across four games.
• Depth at wide receiver factored into the decision, with Keenan Allen, Quentin Johnston, Ladd McConkey and Tre Harris leading the group, and the Chargers also releasing Jalen Reagor, Jaylen Johnson (injury settlement), Dalevon Campbell, Luke Grimm and JaQuae Jackson.