Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was booked into the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday after a judge ordered him to serve 30 days behind bars for violating the terms of his probation by testing positive for marijuana.
Rice, 26, must serve the time immediately as a condition of a plea agreement reached last summer following his role in a high-speed, multi-vehicle crash on a Dallas highway in March 2024. He is scheduled for release June 16, according to court records, meaning he will miss the remainder of the Chiefs’ organized team activities and their mandatory minicamp.
Rice pleaded guilty in July 2025 to two third-degree felony charges — collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury — stemming from the March 30, 2024, incident on U.S. 75. Authorities said Rice and another driver were racing at speeds reaching 119 mph in a Lamborghini Urus and a Corvette when they caused a chain-reaction pileup involving six vehicles that injured multiple people. Rice fled the scene on foot before returning later, prosecutors said.
As part of the plea deal, Rice received five years of deferred probation and was ordered to serve 30 days in jail at some point during that period. The terms of his probation prohibited the use of non-prescribed substances, including marijuana. Court records show Rice tested positive for THC, triggering the immediate activation of the jail sentence.
Rice was ordered to pay more than $115,000 in restitution to victims as part of the original sentence.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid and the team have not commented publicly on the latest development. Rice participated fully in training camp last summer despite the initial sentencing but missed games earlier in his career due to a separate NFL suspension tied to the crash.
#Breaking: Chiefs WR Rashee Rice violated his probation after testing positive for marijuana.
Rice has been ordered to serve 30 days in jail, meaning he will miss #Chiefs OTAs & Mandatory Mini-Camp. @KSHB41 is working to learn more. pic.twitter.com/OCJ9wfC9ac
— Matt Foster (@MattFosterTV) May 19, 2026
The wide receiver, entering the final year of his rookie contract, has been a key part of the Chiefs’ offense when healthy. His absence from OTAs and minicamp comes as Kansas City begins its offseason program under new offensive coordinator guidance ahead of the 2026 season.
The NFL has not announced any additional discipline related to the probation violation, though league policy on substance abuse could result in further suspension. Rice has previously expressed remorse for the crash, saying he was “profoundly sorry for the physical damages to person and property.”
