DALLAS, Texas. (KCTV) – A Dallas County judge has sentenced Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver for his role in a multi-car crash on Easter weekend in 2024.
Rice was sentenced to five years of probation and 30 days of jail time that can be served during those five years, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Schefter said the criminal sentencing allows the NFL to “expedite its disciplinary process,” and said Rice “is likely to receive a multi-game suspension.”
“The club is aware of the reports,” a spokesperson for the Chiefs said Thursday. “With it being an ongoing legal matter we won’t have comment at this time.”
An NFL spokesperson told KCTV, “We have been closely monitoring all developments in the matter which remains under review.”
Dallas County court records filed Wednesday, July 16, revealed one of Rice’s civil cases has been settled. Judge Kim Bailey Phipps ordered Rice to pay Kathryn Kuykendall $1 million plus interest in the amount of $75,000 for a total of $1,075,000.
Rice and his former SMU teammate, Theodore Knox, were racing sports cars on a Dallas freeway in April 2024 when they crashed, causing a chain-reaction involving six cars.
At the time of his arrest, Rice was booked on suspicion of multiple charges, including one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury, and six counts of collision involving injury.
Rice played just four games with the Chiefs last season and is set to return from a PCL tear this season. He was one of the most productive wide receivers in the NFL prior to his injury last fall, totaling 24 receptions for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns.
This is a developing story. KCTV will update it when more information becomes available.
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