Rashee Rice
Rashee Marquan Rice (born April 22, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU. He was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft and won Super Bowl LVIII over the San Francisco 49ers. Rice also holds the NFL record for most playoff receptions by a rookie, catching 26 passes during the Super Bowl run.[1]
No. 4 – Kansas City Chiefs
April 22, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
SMU (2019–2022)
2023 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
16
16
8
79
938 (11.9 average)
7
Rice faces criminal charges for his involvement in a March 2024 hit and run car crash in Dallas.[2][3][4]
Early years[edit]
Rice was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but grew up in North Richland Hills, Texas, and attended Richland High School. As a junior, he caught 72 passes for 1,386 yards and 19 touchdowns and was named first team all-district.[5] Rice was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Southern Methodist University (SMU) entering his senior year.[6] He finished his senior season with 51 receptions for 841 yards and five touchdowns.[7]
Legal issues[edit]
On March 30, 2024, Rice was the driver of a Lamborghini Urus involved in a high-speed hit and run crash on North Central Expressway in Dallas together with a Chevrolet Corvette he was leasing.[21][22][23][24] Four other vehicles were damaged in what Dallas police called a "chain reaction collision" after the Lamborghini struck a retaining wall. Video obtained by The Dallas Morning News shows five men disembarking from the Urus and the Corvette and leaving the scene on foot without checking on the occupants of the other four vehicles.[25] Two of those occupants were transported to a hospital, and two others were treated for minor injuries at the scene.[22]
On April 3, Rice met with Dallas police, and in a statement sent to the Morning News, he said that he takes "full responsibility" for his part in the collision. His attorney Royce West said Rice "is cooperating with local authorities and will take all necessary steps to address this situation responsibly."[26] On April 4, West confirmed that Rice had been driving the Lamborghini, while a Dallas police spokeswoman said that the investigation was ongoing.[23][24] According to a police report obtained by WFAA, 10.8 grams (0.38 oz) of marijuana was found in the Lamborghini; possession of this amount is a Class B misdemeanor in Texas.[24]
On April 10, Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for Rice and announced that he had been charged with one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six counts of collision involving injuries. The Corvette driver was identified and faces the same charges.[3][4]
On April 11, Rice turned himself in to Glenn Heights police and was briefly jailed in DeSoto before being released later that day on bail.[27][28]