Getty Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice.
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is being searched for by Dallas police in connection to a “major accident” that occurred in the Northeast Dallas area Saturday evening, March 30, according to the Dallas Morning News.
The outlet reported that a car “believed to be registered or leased” to Rice was involved in a crash on North Central Expressway at about 6:20 p.m. that night.
Dallas police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman told the Morning News that the preliminary investigation determined “a driver in a Chevrolet Corvette and a driver in a Lamborghini were speeding in the far left lane, near University Boulevard, where both lost control of their vehicles.”
Lowman also told the outlet that “the Lamborghini traveled onto the shoulder and ‘hit the center median wall, causing a chain reaction collision involving four other vehicles.’ The occupants of both the Lamborghini and the Corvette all ran from the crash without stopping to see if anyone needed medical help or providing any of their information.”
Two drivers were treated at the crash site for “minor” injuries, and two other people were taken to a hospital with “minor” injuries, according to the Morning News.
Rice is listed as the suspected driver of the Corvette, per a police call sheet obtained by the outlet.
Kansas City’s second-year WR did not appear in Dallas County jail records as of 11:03 p.m. Central time on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Rice is fresh off of a rookie season in which he set the Chiefs’ all-time rookie records in receptions (79) and receiving touchdowns (7). He finished second on the team during the 2023 regular season with 938 receiving yards.
Brett Veach Talked About Rashee Rice at Scouting Combine
Speaking to the media at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach was asked if the team saw something in Rice during the scouting process that made them believe they could rely on him early on in his NFL career.
“We did a lot of work on him, that’s a good point. It’s a little bit different in our offense, there’s a lot of verbiage, a lot of dialogue. You’re always going to have a coaching staff that puts a ton of pressure on young players to come in and perform,” Veach explained February 27. “Our situation is a little unique where you have a coaching staff and a quarterback that puts a lot of pressure for the players to come in and perform right away. Credit to Rashee (Rice), it just speaks to him and his resilience. It was a lot early on and our coaches just did a great job of pacing him.
“I know early on you see the flashes and you want more, more, more, but there was a plan there was a vision and these things take time” Veach continued. “Sometimes they don’t happen as soon as you want, and it takes some time. I think with Rashee, he was determined to make it happen this year and to keep working. He did a great job, certainly credit to him and the work he put in off the field, with the playbook, and with our coaches after practice.”
Chiefs Upgraded WR Room This Offseason
Kansas City’s wide receiver room is an upgraded version of itself heading into the 2024 season.
The biggest subtraction from that room is veteran Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who was released by the team on February 28 after two seasons in Kansas City. This biggest addition was Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who signed a one-year $7 million deal with the Chiefs that is worth a maximum of $11 million through incentives.
As it currently stands, the team’s wide receiver room consists of Rice, Brown, Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Justin Watson, Montrell Washington, Cornell Powell, Justyn Ross, Shi Smith, Anthony Miller, and Jacob Copeland.
The Chiefs are still in need of a big-bodied X-receiver that can be a physical presence outside the numbers as well as in the red zone. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions have an opportunity to acquire that type of player during the 2024 NFL draft, which begins on April 25.