Kansas City Missouri kcv during a recent media conference call National Football League NFL officials clarified the situation involving Rassy rice the Kansas City Chief's wide receiver who was involved in a car accident in March according to these officials rice is unlikely to be suspended before the start of the 2024 season though the situation continues to be closely monitored the incident occurred on a Dallas Highway when rice in his second year here in the NFL was driving a Lamborghini alongside Theodore Knox a 21-year-old wide receiver from Southern Methodist University SMU who was driving a Corvette both vehicles were traveling at high speeds with rice reportedly reaching an astonishing 119 mph this Reckless Behavior resulted in a serious Chain Reaction crash injuring at least seven people while Rice's legal situation is still under review NFL vice president of communic ations Brian McCarthy stated that there is no expectation that Rice will be placed on the commissioner's exempt list unless there is a significant development in the case being on the exempt list means a player is barred from participating in practices and games while still being paid and not counted against the team's 53 man active roster limit the NFL stance suggests that despite the severity of the accident rice may be able to start the season without facing immediate sanctions from the league allowing him to focus on his career and his responsibilities with the team in a statement made on August 6th rice emphasized his commitment to the team stating I'm focused on what's most important right now which is being the best person I can be for my team so we can all come together and dominate rice had an impressive rookie season in the NFL with 79 receptions totaling 938 yards and seven touchdowns in 2023 he is a key part of the chief lineup as they pursue their third consecutive Super Bowl title the 2024 season will kick off on September 5th with a game against the Baltimore Ravens where fans are eager to see how rice and the team will perform in another quest for the championship