Overview

• The NFL and NFLPA failed to agree on Rice’s punishment, triggering a September 30 hearing in New York under disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson
• Rice is slated to be eligible for Kansas City’s first four regular-season games against the Chargers, Eagles, Giants and Ravens
• In July, Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony counts from a March 2024 crash and received deferred adjudication with 30 days in jail and five years’ probation
• Media analysts widely expect a multi-game suspension of roughly four to six games but won’t know its length until after the hearing
• Chiefs roster planning now assumes Rice for the early-season slate and projects secondary receivers to step in once any later suspension begins