Chiefs place Rashee Rice on injured reserve: Andy Reid says receiver will undergo additional testing next week

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The Kansas City Chiefs have officially placed wide receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. The second-year pass catcher suffered what appears to be a serious knee injury in the team’s Week 4 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. While it’s still unclear if his entire 2024 season will be erased due to this injury, his designation onto injured reserve confirms that he’ll at least be sidelined for the next four games. 

Rice suffered the injury on Kansas City’s second drive of the game. It came as friendly fire and from his quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, following an interception. As the team was trying to chase down Los Angeles corner Kristian Fulton, Mahomes crashed into Rice’s knee, and the receiver was later carted off the field. 

The specifics surrounding the injury that Rice suffered are still a bit uncertain. While no definitive diagnosis has been made, coach Andy Reid told reporters on Thursday that the team is waiting for the swelling in his knee to go down before undergoing more tests next week. 

“I think it’s just wait and see is where we’re at,” Reid said when asked if there is more optimism in recent days than there was when he initially suffered the injury. “For his sake, we’re really hoping things work out for the best, but let’s just see where it goes. Leave it up to the doctors to see. I’m definitely not a doctor.”

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Author : Tyler Sullivan

Publish date : 2024-10-03 20:19:51

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