INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kansas City's Rashee Rice might be lost for the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury on a bizarre play against the Los Angels Chargers on Sunday. Rice was carted to the team bus after the Chiefs' 17-10 victory with his right knee in a brace that had a dial for range-of-motion control.
The wide receiver was hit by his own quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, while both players were pursuing Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton during an interception return. Coach Andy Reid said Rice will have an MRI on Monday. Reid was not optimistic about the results.
“I’m sure it’s not as good of news as we want,” Reid said. “I feel terrible for Rashee because he is having a fantastic year. We’ll hope for the best.
” Mahomes overthrew Travis Kelce at midfield on the Chiefs' second drive, and Fulton returned his interception 29 yards. Rice caught Fulton from behind at the Chiefs 20 and punched the ball loose for a fumble — but Mahomes hit Rice's legs while the star quarterback ducked down to attempt a tackle on Fulton. Chiefs center Creed Humphrey recovered the ball, but video review revealed Rice had been out of bounds when he forced the fumble, allowing the Chargers to retain possession.
Both of Rice's knees took an impact in his collision with Mahomes, and the receiver's right knee appeared to hyperextend. “I thought Rashee made a good play. I was going to tackle the guy (Fulton) and obviously rolled up on him,” Mahomes said.
“I didn’t .