Chiefs WR Rashee Rice Faces Jail and Possible Suspension

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00:00The young star for Kansas City, Rasheed Rice, who was injured last year after only four games,

00:05involved in a multi-car car crash last year in the Dallas area. Yesterday, a Dallas County judge

00:12offering up his sentence, 30 days of jail time that can be served over a five-year probation

00:18period. So the actual legal ruling in the courtroom has now been settled in terms of that

00:26DRS, the NFL's league office, and its disciplinary arm. They get to work in serving up whatever the

00:32suspension is going to be for violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy. ESPN's Adam Schefter

00:38reporting yesterday more than likely multi-game suspension when that punishment is handed down.

00:44That's the next question. Oh yeah, that punishment's going to get handed down quickly because usually

00:48what's the NFL do? It takes that cop out sometimes. We'll let the legal course run through and it takes

00:52two years and then the guy's out of the league or they bang him with a suspension. This guy just

00:56got dropped with a 30-day jail sentence and five years of probation. So the NFL probably should act

01:01quickly. And also, you are a partner in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs. They want to know sooner

01:05than later. Ben, they don't want to be in week seven where Rasheed Rice is having a great season.

01:08Oh, by the way, he's done for eight games. Or in December, he's done for the playoffs. You want to

01:13know sooner than later, which is not a good thing for Kansas City on the field because there is a

01:17suspension coming. But let me ask you this question. I just heard the explanation. It was

01:21a 30-day jail sentence to be served possibly over five years, which means do a couple weekends in

01:25the off-season. What would you rather do? Would you rather do the 30 days all at once or a weekend

01:31here or there? I actually would rather do the 30 days to get it out of the way as opposed to,

01:35well, I'm going to do a weekend which is two days and that's 15 separate weekends. Just get it done.

01:40But also, they work with you a lot of times, right? Hey, 30-day suspended jail sentence. The minute the

01:46season is over, you can serve it up in February, January, or February, March, or April to get that

01:52out of the way. I doubt it's like, hey, by the way, that jail sentence is starting at Thanksgiving

01:56and goes 30 days and then a suspension on top of that. It's tough for Kansas City to adjust to,

02:01but I would assume they would pick up the phone and say, can we get this ruling sooner than later?

02:06And they'll probably acquiesce that and give it to them.