Chiefs' Rashee Rice released after serving 30 days in jail for probation violation

Pete Sweeney, The Kansas City Star on Jun 16, 2026

Published in Football

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was released from Dallas County Jail on Tuesday after serving a 30-day sentence for violating terms of probation stemming from his involvement in a six-vehicle crash on March 30, 2024.

Rice violated probation after testing positive for THC. While serving the sentence, Rice missed Phase 3 of the Chiefs’ offseason program, including voluntary workouts in May and June and mandatory minicamp from June 9-11.

FOX4 News in Dallas posted a video of Rice abruptly leaving the facility upon his release.

While Rice likely would have been in the building for the offseason program, it’s unlikely he would have been on the practice field: He underwent clean-up surgery on his right knee before the sentence was handed down.

In early June, a Dallas County judge ruled that Rice could be transported to Parkland for knee therapy, which the Chiefs believe will put him in position to be ready for the start of training camp in late July.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid provided an update on Rice last Thursday.

“So (vice president of sports medicine and performance) Rick’s (Burkholder) talked to him more than what I have,” Reid said. “Just making sure that everything was set there where he could do some rehab with it and still do the time that he needed to take care of. So, he’s on top of that and thank goodness that they’re allowing him to do it. So, they’ve been great with that.”

Reid added that Rice would be “back up here and working.”