Overview

• Before the Sept. 14 game against the Eagles, Travis Kelce, Tyquan Thornton and other Chiefs warmed up in custom “Free 4” shirts referencing suspended receiver Rashee Rice.
• A lawyer for crash victim Kathryn Kuykendall, Marc Lenahan, called the gesture insensitive and said Rice has not paid any of a $1.1 million judgment tied to the 2024 wreck.
• Rice pleaded guilty in July to two felony charges from a high‑speed Dallas crash that injured multiple people, receiving five years’ probation and 30 days in jail.
• The NFL suspended Rice six games under its personal conduct policy after considering a longer penalty; he is eligible to return Oct. 19 against the Raiders.
• With Rice suspended and receiver Xavier Worthy sidelined by a shoulder injury, Kansas City has leaned on Travis Kelce and Marquise Brown and opened the season 0-2.