Following a hit-and-run incident in Dallas on March 30, during which he and another driver were allegedly engaged in street racing (with Rice reportedly reaching a speed of 119 mph), Rice is being charged with eight felonies in all. Rice was charged with hitting a photographer at a Dallas nightclub approximately a month later.
Although Rice is being sued by two of the victims for more than $1 million in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages, it is reported that during his meeting with police regarding the hit-and-run incident, Rice accepted “full responsibility” for his role. His attorney subsequently stated that his client intends to cover the victims’ costs.
Following the alleged strike by Rice, the photographer requested that no charges be brought against the second-year wideout, and the investigation was apparently terminated shortly after.
Even while it appears that Rice won’t be charged for his interaction with the photographer, the incident might still have an effect on the ban that the Chiefs anticipate receiving from the NFL eventually.
The alleged assault and an incident that happened when Rice was still a college student and in which the then-SMU player or a member of his party fired shots into an empty vehicle belonging to a member of the school’s basketball team may well factor into the punishment once the hit-and-run legal process is concluded.
Rice is free to participate in all team activities in the interim, and he attended the Chiefs’ organized team activities in full. Along with several other elite receivers on the club, he took part in a children football camp in Kansas City on Saturday. It was during this event that he made his initial public remarks regarding his circumstances (via ESPN).
Rice remarked, “I’ve learnt so much from [the hit-and-run].” “All I can do is grow older and carry on from there. The speaker said, “[A]cidents and such happen, but all you can do is go forward and carry on as usual, trying to be upbeat so that everyone can feel your love and terrific energy.”
Rice was the Chiefs’ most productive wide receiver as a rookie in 2023, and KC will miss him whenever his almost inescapable ban is imposed.
With the addition of Marquise Brown in free agency and another speed merchant, Xavier Worthy, in the first round of the 2024 draft, the team did make a significant addition to their wide receiver corps this summer. As of late, the team decided to re-sign Mecole Hardman, and Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, and Justin Watson are still on the roster.
I’ve learned so much from the hit-and-run: Kansa city WR.
