Rashee Rice lets Chiefs down again. It's time for K.C. to do Patrick Mahomes a solid | Opinion

Rashee Rice is never going to be confused with Jerry Rice. So maybe it’s time for the Kansas City Chiefs to choose clarity as it pertains to their troubled wide receiver, who continues to give the team no reason to trust him. After testing positive for THC, a violation of Rice's probation stemming from his injurious and felonious driving behavior two years earlier, Rice has been ordered to immediately serve 30 days in jail , according to Dallas County court records reviewed by USA TODAY Sports on May 19.

Rice is eligible to be released June 16. Whether he’ll be released by the Chiefs remains an open question. And while smoking weed and missing voluntary offseason training and a mandatory minicamp while parked behind bars because of it might not seem like a big deal, it’s unclear whether the drug component attached to Rice’s latest misstep could trigger yet another suspension from the NFL.

“We are aware of the report and will decline further comment at this time,” a league spokesman told USA TODAY Sports. According to ESPN, Rice will also now be forced to recuperate from a recent, if relatively minor, knee operation while in lockup − a circumstance that surely won't facilitate his recovery. The Chiefs have yet to comment.

But they could say plenty with some (overdue? ) decisive action. Rashee Rice shows Chiefs it's time to cut their losses on WR Rice served a six-game suspension last season in the aftermath of pleading guilty to two third-degree felony charges – collision involving serious bodily injury, and racing on a highway causing bodily injury – stemming from an incident on a Dallas-area highway on March 30, 2024, when several motorists were hurt and cars damaged after Rice, who was racing in a Lamborghini with friends, helped cause the pileup.