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<\/p>\nRashee Rice burst onto the NFL scene with a strong debut season in 2023, reeling in 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns as a solid weapon for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n
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Unfortunately for Rice, his 2024 campaign was cut short by a season-ending knee injury in Week 4. The former second-round draft pick was trending toward another impressive year before this injury, logging 24 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns in his first four games.<\/p>\n
Belly Paint, Free Throw Chaos & Thunder Lore: Inside Thundor\u2019s Wild NBA Fandom<\/strong><\/p>\n Following the Chiefs’ failed attempt at a Super Bowl three-peat, Rice is looking to mount a bounce-back year in 2025.<\/p>\n Rice feels he and the Chiefs’ wide receiver room are ready to “put on a show” this coming season.<\/p>\n “We got a lot of guys. We are deep in depth,” Rice said on Saturday. “Wide receiver group, we’re going to be explosive this year. We’re just excited to put on a show to be honest. We know it’s gonna be a show. Only thing in the way right now is time, so we’re just waiting patiently.”<\/em><\/p>\n Rice will headline a Chiefs’ wide receiver room featuring Xavier Worthy, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster. Kansas City also added former Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals with a fourth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft.<\/p>\n Rice underwent surgery to repair the LCL in his right knee in May. Since then, he’s been rehabbing to prepare for the Chiefs’ 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates with wide receiver Rashee Rice<\/strong><\/p>\n Denny Medley-Imagn Images<\/p>\n “It’s a hard process,” Rice said. “If you love the game enough, it’s nothing that can really take you away or discourage you that you can’t get the job done.”<\/em><\/p>\n The Chiefs will kickoff their 2025 regular season with a Week 1 matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sep. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rashee Rice burst onto the NFL scene with a strong debut season in 2023, reeling in 79 catches for 938 yards and seven touchdowns as a solid… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n