Overview

• Rice will miss Weeks 1–6 and is eligible to return in Week 7 against the Raiders on Oct. 19.
• He will sit out games versus the Chargers in Brazil, Eagles, Giants, Ravens, Jaguars and Lions.
• The discipline follows his guilty pleas tied to a March 30, 2024 Dallas multi-vehicle crash that injured multiple people.
• A Dallas judge sentenced Rice to five years’ probation with 30 days in jail under deferred adjudication, and records show he paid roughly $115,000 toward victims’ medical costs.
• The NFL initially sought a double-digit suspension, but Rice will not appeal the six-game ban as the NFL and NFLPA finalize the agreement.