ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Kansas Metropolis Chiefs large receiver Rashee Rice stated Patrick Mahomes has been a supportive teammate by way of his authorized points this yr.
“He is been crucial,” stated Rice, who answered questions for the primary time at Chiefs coaching camp. “He is there for me each time I want him on or off the sphere. He is solely a name away, and he is at all times going to select up my name, so I received him.”
Rice is dealing with one depend of aggravated assault, one depend of collision involving critical bodily damage and 6 counts of collision involving damage for his involvement in an auto accident in Dallas in March. Police stated Rice was going as quick as 119 mph on a Dallas freeway earlier than inflicting a crash that left at the least seven folks injured.
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Rice can be a suspect in an assault in a Dallas nightclub in keeping with The Dallas Morning Information. No prices have been filed.
Rice deflected questions on his authorized standing, saying “It is nonetheless a authorized course of, and my group is dealing with that.”
“The principle factor for me is with the ability to be the very best individual I might be for my group so we will all come collectively and dominate,” Rice stated. “Simply proceed to encompass myself with people who I wish to be like and simply proceed to encompass myself with people who enable me to develop.”
Rice led Kansas Metropolis’s large receivers final season as a rookie with 79 catches for 938 yards and 7 touchdowns. The Chiefs added two quick large receivers, free agent Marquise Brown and first-round draft choose Xavier Worthy, within the offseason.
“We’re electrical,” Rice stated. “We’re simply wanting ahead to placing on a present.
“I really feel like our chemistry goes to proceed to develop. I really feel prefer it’s been rising all through the offseason and in addition to throughout this camp proper now and all we’re wanting ahead to is to proceed to develop and simply get higher, whether or not it is preseason or common season and even playoffs.”
