The Kansas City Chiefs have been known to give players second chances if they’re going through off-the-field issues. Many times those issues are legal related. More than one player on their roster right now has dealt with some serious legal issues, however, one caught a stray from head coach Andy Reid.
Chiefs’ Andy Reid Jokes About Own Players’ Legal Issues, Fans Calling It Unexpected
Even though Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s training camp activities are just getting underway, he may already have uttered his quote for the year:
During his comments to reporters on Friday, August 1, Reid was asked about veteran wide receiver Rashee Rice, who is expected to face a suspension at some point this season after criminal proceedings against him that stemmed from a 2024 traffic incident in Dallas, Texas, were resolved last month.
In responding to a member of the media about Rice’s progression at training camp, Reid said that the former Southern Methodist University Mustang was “full speed ahead” before dropping a sardonic “no pun intended.”
Take a look at Reid’s full quip about Rice in this video, which was posted to Twitter by Matt Lane of KCSN:
💨 https://t.co/Osgn6QnDpj pic.twitter.com/mdTfEE73tp
— Matt Lane (@Matty_KCSN) August 1, 2025
Reid may be keen to poke fun at Rice’s incident now, but the effects of the star pass-catcher’s eventual suspension won’t be a laughing matter for members of Kansas City’s coaching staff, which still doesn’t know how long their top wideout will be sidelined.
Here is a look at Rice’s career stats:
| Receiving | Rushing | Scrimmage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 23 | KAN | NFL | WR | 16 | 8 | 102 | 79 | 938 | 11.9 | 7 | 44 | 61.8 | 67 | 4.9 | 58.6 | 77.5 | 9.2 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -3 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 80 | 11.7 | 935 | 7 | 2 | 8 | AP ORoY-6 |
| 2024 | 24 | KAN | NFL | WR | 4 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 2 | 15 | 65.5 | 44 | 6.0 | 72.0 | 82.8 | 9.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 25 | 11.6 | 289 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 Yrs | 20 | 12 | 131 | 103 | 1226 | 11.9 | 9 | 59 | 62.6 | 67 | 5.2 | 61.3 | 78.6 | 9.4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 105 | 11.7 | 1224 | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 10 | 111.4 | 87.6 | 1042.1 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 50.2 | 62.6 | 67 | 5.2 | 61.3 | 78.6 | 9.4 | 1.7 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 89.3 | 11.7 | 1040.4 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 9 | |||||
