Rashee Rice, a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, has been given a jail sentence of 30 days following a positive test for marijuana, which was in violation of his probation terms. His probation stems from the role he played in a Dallas highway crash that resulted in several people being injured in 2024.
It was stated Tuesday by the Texas State Attorney’s Office that Rice was given an order to immediately go to jail to go along with his initial sentence of 30 days, which was due to a third-degree felony of racing and causing bodily injury. (RELATED: Sam Houston State’s William Davis Dead At 22)
“Mr. Rice was taken into custody today in the 194th Judicial District Court for testing positive for THC and ordered to serve the 30 days that he had previously been ordered to serve at a later time — starting today,” said the Dallas County DA’s office in an official statement, per ESPN.
After pleading guilty back in July 2025, Rice was given deferred adjudication, and if his probation was completed, he would’ve seen the case dismissed.
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice has been sentenced to serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana in violation of the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago. https://t.co/F7F5NHHT5w
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According to jail records, Rice was booked at 1:25 p.m. ET in Dallas County jail after being placed into custody. His release is scheduled for June 16, and it’s anticipated that he will miss the voluntary practices and mandatory minicamp that the Chiefs will be holding. The practices start next week, while minicamp concludes June 11.
“We are aware of the report and will decline further comment at this time,” said NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy, per ESPN.
Back in Mar. 2024, Rice was driving a Lamborghini Urus SUV that was speeding up to 119 mph on North Central Expressway in Dallas, which led to a crash that involved multiple vehicles and several injuries. An SMU teammate of Rice’s, Theodore Knox, was driving a black Corvette. The injured weren’t checked on by Rice, Knox nor the three other individuals with them. Rather, they fled on foot prior to police arriving. The wreck was caught on camera.
In district court, Rice pled guilty to two charges that were third-degree felonies, which were racing on a highway causing bodily injury and collision involving serious bodily injury. Along with probation for five years, Rice was also given deferred adjudication.