Andy Reid asks if Chiefs knew about Rashee Rice's alleged shooting before 2023 draft

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked Monday if the team was unaware of an unreported incident involving Rashee Rice during his college years at SMU, when he or someone with him allegedly shot at basketball player Kendric Davis' empty car. who Rice said was seeing his girlfriend.

“The way I leave it to you… is we knew enough to recruit him, you know, and then we just went through the process and we, you know, found it satisfactory for us.” , did he declare. journalists.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported in May that “multiple sources expressed the belief that every team knew about the incident before the draft, including the Chiefs” and that “the incident was never reported to the authorities by EMS”.

Rice, 24, is currently facing eight criminal charges for his involvement in a multi-car crash in April while driving a rental Lamborghini. He fled the scene on foot. If convicted, he faces up to 35 years in prison.

Rice was also accused of assaulting a man in early May at a Dallas nightclub, although police said the alleged victim chose not to press charges.

“The reporting party signed an affidavit of non-prosecution,” Dallas police told ESPN's Adam Teicher. “The investigation is ongoing.”

Rice, who was a rookie with the Chiefs in 2023, potentially faces suspension from the NFL regardless of the outcome of his various legal issues.