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Kelce, Chiefs Teammates Wear 'Free 4' Shirts Backing Suspended Rashee Rice

The pregame show of solidarity came during a six-game ban that keeps the receiver out until Week 7.

Overview

  • Travis Kelce and multiple Chiefs, including Tyquan Thornton and Marquise Brown, wore 'Free 4' shirts in warmups before the Week 2 game against the Eagles.
  • The NFL suspended Rashee Rice for six games under its conduct policy, making him ineligible to return until Week 7 against the Raiders.
  • Rice pleaded guilty in July to two felony charges tied to a Dallas multi-car crash and received five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail.
  • Reports indicate the league initially pursued a longer, double-digit suspension before Rice accepted the six-game penalty and he cannot participate in team activities during the ban.
  • Kansas City’s receiving corps remains thinned by Rice’s absence and Xavier Worthy’s shoulder injury, pushing heavier targets to Kelce and Marquise Brown in the Week 1 loss to the Chargers.