Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The NFL's disciplinary hearing for the Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice is expected to be Sept. 30 in New York, clearing a path for him to play early in the 2025 season.
Sources told ESPN, The Athletic and the Washington Post about the hearing date Thursday afternoon. A Sept. 30 date could make Rice available for the Chiefs' first four games of the regular season.
The hearing stems from the 25-year-old's role in a March 2024 car crash in Dallas. Rice was sentenced in July to five years of probation and 30 days in jail after he plead guilty to two third-degree felony charges as a result.
The NFL typically waits until legal matters are resolved before imposing suspensions under its personal conduct policy.
Rice, who police said was driving 119 mph when he crashed a Lamborghini Urus and caused a chain reaction of collisions, also had to pay restitution to the victims for their medical expenses -- more than $115,000.
