Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was released from a Texas jail on Tuesday after serving a 30-day sentence for a probation violation.
Television cameras caught Rice running away from reporters after he departed the Dallas County Jail. He did not respond to any questions.
Rice, 26, was jailed on May 19 after testing positive for THC, according to court documents. That violated his probation for his role in a 2024 street-racing crash that left several people injured in Dallas.
He pleaded guilty last July to two third-degree felonies and was sentenced to five years of probation and deferred adjudication on a 30-day jail sentence.
Rice reportedly spent part of his time behind bars rehabbing his right knee following a cleanup procedure last month.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said team trainer Rick Burkholder stayed in contact with Rice during his incarceration. Last week, Reid said Rice should be ready for the start of training camp in late July.
“He gets out this next week, so we’ll see where it goes from there,” Reid told reporters last Thursday. “He’ll be back up here working.”
The NFL suspended Rice for six games to start the 2025 season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Rice caught 53 passes for 571 yards and five touchdowns in eight games last season. A second-round pick by the Chiefs in 2023, Rice has 156 receptions for 1,797 yards and 14 scores in 28 career games. He is entering the last year of his rookie contract.
