Many people are not responding kindly to the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice who is linked to a significant car crash in Dallas on March 30.
For instance, former NFL receiver Keyshawn Johnson criticized Kansas City’s second-year wideout on FS1’s by saying, “I'm angry at him because he knows better, and I know he knows better. I hope somebody stole his car. I have no idea, but if he’s involved in it, it’s the stupidest that he could have ever been involved in. Undisputed on April 1.
“I know him and he’s old enough to know better. So I’m pissed at him,” Johnson said, as transcribed by Starcade Media. Starcade Media. “I’ve already text him and he won’t respond to me because my text was not nice. [I tried] to get him to understand the life that [he] was getting ready to start.
“Coming out of SMU he had a little red flag here, a little red flag there. He wasn’t the squeakiest, cleanest guy going, which is why he fell to the second round (of the draft),’ Johnson continued.
What We Know About the Rashee Rice Situation
Dallas police are looking for Rice regarding a “major accident” in Northeast Dallas on Saturday evening, as reported by the Dallas Morning News..
The Dallas Morning News reported a car “believed to be registered or leased” to Rice was involved in a crash on North Central Expressway around 6:20 p.m. that night.
According to Dallas police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman, the preliminary investigation found “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.
On March 31, TMZ Sports revealed photos of the crash site as well as photos of the alleged occupants of the cars that caused the six-car accident. One of the photos showed a man who looked like Rice, though there has been no confirmation that it was him.
As of 11:15 a.m. Central time on Wednesday, Kansas City’s second-year WR did not appear in Dallas County jail records.
Rashee Rice Fresh Off of Historic Rookie Season
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.
Rice is projected to be the Chiefs WR1 for the 2024 season as the 2024 NFL Draft approaches.
