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Chiefs' Rice released from jail, dodges reporters

ESPN · Jun 16, 2026, 5:43 PM

Key takeaways

  • Rice, 26, had been booked into the jail on May 19 after testing positive for THC.
  • Upon his release, Rice made a quick dash past a handful of reporters and into a waiting SUV, which whisked him away from the facility.
  • Chiefs WR Rashee Rice was released today from Dallas County Jail after serving 30 days for a probation violation. pic.twitter.com/gfnxPaPypo

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was released from a Dallas County jail on Tuesday after serving a 30-day sentence for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured on a Texas highway.

Rice, 26, had been booked into the jail on May 19 after testing positive for THC.

Upon his release, Rice made a quick dash past a handful of reporters and into a waiting SUV, which whisked him away from the facility.

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