One week before being ordered to serve 30 days in jail, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice underwent a clean-up surgery on his right knee to remove loose debris that was causing inflammation and now is expected to sideline him two months, league sources told ESPN.
Rice underwent the surgery last week in Dallas, sources said, but he did it before knowing that he would be sentenced after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago.
Now Rice is in a Dallas County jail and will be unable to get the type of medical attention and rehab that could have expedited his return from his recent knee surgery. He will miss the Chiefs' organized team activities and minicamp but is expected to be ready for training camp later this summer.
Fortunately for Rice, there was no structural damage to his knee. But a debridement was needed to help relieve the discomfort he was experiencing. Rice initially hurt his knee in a collision with Patrick Mahomes during a Septmeber 2024 game against the Chargers. Doctors initially thought he tore his ACL back then, but it turned out to be a a torn lateral collateral ligament (LCL), a damaged hamstring tendon and poterolateral corner (PLC).
Still, the effects of that injury lingered, and Rice addressed the issue last week by having surgery.
