The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing to open their Super Bowl defense without one of Patrick Mahomes ’ most important weapons. As kickoff in Brazil approaches, uncertainty around wideout Rashee Rice has dominated conversations across Kansas City — with fans and analysts asking the same thing: just how long will the emerging WR1 be sidelined under the NFL’s conduct policy?

For weeks, the Chiefs operated in a fog of uncertainty while the league’s disciplinary process played out. A late-September hearing loomed, fueling hope inside the locker room that Rashee Rice would be cleared for the first month of the season. Instead, the decision came fast and firm: the NFL wasn’t waiting, and the Chiefs’ depth chart got a major shakeup just as game prep tightened.

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