Wide receiver likely out for season

WHEN HE MIGHT RETURN BACK TO THE FIELD. ALL RIGHT TAYLOR THANK YOU. WELL KMBC NINE’S KRISTA TANNEHILL IS GETTING ANSWERS FROM LOCAL PHYSICAL THERAPISTS ABOUT WHAT THE ROAD TO RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE. WE’RE AT PT SOLUTIONS IN OVERLAND PARK. IT’S A PHYSICAL THERAPY CLINIC THAT HELPS TREAT ACL INJURIES AND REHABS PATIENTS. NOW WHAT A HEARTBREAKER FOR RASHEE RICE AND CHIEFS FANS. HE’S GOING TO HAVE TO DO A LOT OF THERAPY IF THIS IS AN ACL INJURY, BUT THE PROGNOSIS CAN BE GOOD AND HE CAN GET BACK ON THE FIELD. PT REHABBING OF THE ACL GOES IN PHASES. FIRST SURGERY AND THEN A MONTH OF SLOW RANGE OF MOTION ACTIVITIES LIKE SQUATS MOVING INTO MORE DYNAMIC WORK LIKE JOGGING OR JUMPS AND OVERALL, A PATIENT CAN BE LOOKING AT A FULL YEAR OF HARD WORK TO REGAIN COMPLETE ABILITY BACK. AND THE GOAL IS ALWAYS INCREASING STRENGTH AND STAMINA RIGHT OUT OF SURGERY. YOU’RE LOOKING AT JUST GAINING RANGE OF MOTION. YOU’RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF INFLAMMATION AROUND THE KNEE AND GAINING YOUR RANGE OF MOTION BACK. NFL GREATS LIKE TOM BRADY AND JERRY RICE ALSO HAD ACL TEARS. THEY HAD THE SURGERY, GOT THE THERAPY AND WENT BACK ON TO GREAT SUCCESS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD. WE’RE HOPING THE SAME FOR RASHEE RICE, KRISTA TACKLE, KMBC NINE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. AND THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN ATHLETES TO COME BACK FROM AN ACL TEAR IN THE SAME SEASON. IN 1997, KRISTA DID MENTION JERRY RICE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49 ERS. WELL, WHEN HE TORE HIS ACL IN GAME ONE OF THE SEASON, HE

Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice likely out for the rest of the season, report says.

Updated: 6:27 PM CDT Oct 7, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will undergo LCL surgery, potentially sidelining him for up to three months.NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports that Rice is expected to miss the rest of the season.The surgery, scheduled for Tuesday, aims to repair the LCL damage, and if successful, Rice should be ready to return to the field next season.Rice is the second wide receiver the Chiefs have lost for the regular season.Hollywood Brown, signed as a free agent, was injured in the preseason and is also expected to miss the rest of the regular season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will undergo LCL surgery, potentially sidelining him for up to three months.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports that Rice is expected to miss the rest of the season.

The surgery, scheduled for Tuesday, aims to repair the LCL damage, and if successful, Rice should be ready to return to the field next season.

Rice is the second wide receiver the Chiefs have lost for the regular season.

Hollywood Brown, signed as a free agent, was injured in the preseason and is also expected to miss the rest of the regular season.