The presumed date for the disciplinary hearing of Kansas City Chiefs wide reciever Rashee Rice has been announced.

 

The star receiver is expected to meet in New York on September 30th, in a hearing led by Sue I. Robinson, a former U.S. district judge who serves as the disciplinary officer jointly appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association. The only other NFL disciplinary case Robinson has presided over was the Deshaun Watson case in 2022.

 

Rice is now likely to be able to play the first four weeks of the regular season before any potential discipline is imposed for his role in a multicar crash in Dallas that left multiple people injured last summer. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years' probation last month.

 

Rice is recovering from a season-ending knee injury, but has been a full participant for most of Chiefs' training camp so far. He had 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns in his rookie season.

 

The projected suspension for Rice remains a four-to-six game ban, which would be served later in the 2025 regular season.