Overview

• Rice’s disciplinary hearing is set for Sept. 30 in New York with Judge Sue L. Robinson presiding after negotiations over his punishment broke down.
• Because the hearing falls after Week 4, Rice is poised to play Kansas City’s season opener in Brazil and subsequent games against the Eagles, Giants and Ravens.
• The NFL initially sought a double-digit game suspension for his role in the March 2024 high-speed crash, but the NFLPA and Rice’s representatives have pushed back on the proposed length.
• A settlement on suspension length remains possible before the season begins, though league sources still expect a multi-game ban.
• Rice has returned to practice healthy after a groin injury and impressed in training camp as he awaits the league’s final decision.