Rashee Rice back with Chiefs, said jail sentence was a 'learning experience' and 'reality check'

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Rashee Rice is trying to put his recent jail sentence behind him.

The Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver addressed on Tuesday his recent 30-day jail sentence that he served earlier this summer after a probation violation.

"It was a learning experience and a reality check," Rice said, via ESPN's Nate Taylor. "Don't focus on the past. Focus on what's going on now. I'm doing [well] mentally."

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Rice was on probation after his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash back in 2024. He was reportedly driving a speeding Lamborghini that caused the crash, and he eventually pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies. Rice then served a six-game suspension as a result.

While the incident was largely behind him, Rice tested positive for THC in a violation of his probation. That led to a mandatory 30-day jail sentence in Texas, which he started on May 19. Rice was then released from jail in mid-June, and he declined to speak with reporters waiting for him. He missed the Chiefs' mandatory minicamp as a result of his jail sentence.

"It was mentally tough," he said. "They gave me ways to communicate with my teammates still as well as my athletic trainer. Besides the hard times in there, I kept my mind right watching shows and as much Kevin Kart as I could to laugh."

Just a week before his jail sentence, Rice actually underwent a surgery to remove loose debris from his right knee. He had been dealing with inflammation in that knee last season, and said he didn't realize it was something that was going to require surgery until the last minute.

While in jail, Rice was allowed to receive treatment on his right knee at a local hospital.

"I was in there early in the morning until it was time for me to go," Rice said. "I would stretch it, do some activation on it and then hit the weight room and jog, just condition and get the muscle fatigue going as well as my stamina."

Rice, who is entering the final season of his rookie deal this fall, had 571 yards and five touchdowns in eight games last season. It's unclear if he'll play in the team's preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, though Rice is expected to be good to go for their season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 14.

"I'm 100% locked in on what's going on now with the team," Rice said. "I'm ready to go out there and dominate. I've got a good group of brothers behind me.

"I would want to improve the most on certain plays that I know specifically aren't coming to me, just because it's a full [passing] concept and everybody is going to eat. Everybody's got to get the ball."

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