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Rice's strong close to 2023 led to heightened expectations during the offseason. Things got muddied by an off-the-field incident that many figured would result in a potentially lengthy suspension from the NFL, which pushed him down draft boards and made him a risk/reward selection. Rice did indeed turn out to be a risky pick, though not for anything off the field, as he avoided punishment from the league but not from his opponents as a Week 4 knee injury shelved him for the rest of 2024.
His absence created a trickledown effect that robbed the offense of much of its expected explosiveness -- Rice was on pace for 102 receptions, 1,224 yards, and 9 TDs when he was injured -- and his return is a big reason there's a lot of optimism about Kansas City returning to form as a powerhouse offense in 2025. Incredibly, though, there's still been no resolution on his pending legal difficulties, so it remains a possibility that the NFL could hand down some discipline.
At this point, the expectation is that the NFL won't do anything until the legal proceedings conclude, so Rice appears poised to play out the 2025 season. Based purely on what we've seen from Rice on the field, he looks like a borderline top-20 fantasy wideout this season.
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Suspension likely coming for WR Rashee Rice
Gets five years probation and 30 days of jail time
By: Mike Krueger | Thu Jul 17, 12:02 pm
|  | ESPN sources: A Dallas County judge just sentenced Chiefs WR Rashee Rice to five years probation and 30 days of jail time that can be served during those five years stemming for his role in a multi-car crash in Dallas during the 2024 offseason.
Now that the judge has ruled, the NFL can expedite its disciplinary process and Rice is likely to receive a multi-game suspension. (Adam Schefter on X)
FFToday's Take: Most in the fantasy football community have been assuming zero games missed for the upcoming season. That's about to change. A four-game suspension wouldn't be shocking but we'll wait for the league to make it's ruling. For now, Rice's value will decline while we'll get a slight bump for Marquise Brown, Xavier Worthy and perhaps JuJu Smith-Schuster.
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