Chiefs’ Rice Suspended for First Six Weeks of the 2025 Regular Season

By Lydia Jane Allison

Rashee Rice playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024. By Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, https commons.wikimedia.org

NEW YORK — August 27, 2025 — Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs is suspended without pay for the first six games of the 2025 regular season for violations of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, the NFL announced today.

Rice’s suspension begins immediately, and he will be eligible for reinstatement on Monday, October 13.

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