Kansas City, MissouriAP —
Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was ordered to serve 30 days in jail Tuesday after testing positive for marijuana, which violated the terms of his probation for his role in a crash that left multiple people injured on a Dallas highway two years ago.
The Texas State Attorney’s Office said Rice was to report to jail immediately as part of his original sentence last July, when he pleaded guilty to third-degree felony charges of collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury.
As part of his plea agreement last summer, Rice was sentenced to five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation, prosecutors said. The agreement had given him flexibility on the timeframe for serving that jail sentence.
“We are aware of the reports and have been in touch with the league office,” a Chiefs spokesman told The Associated Press, declining further comment. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy likewise said the league was “aware of the report” and declined to comment.
