KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs knew that Rashee Rice's six-game suspension was coming down from the NFL this week. That's why they kept eight wide receivers on cutdown day. Now, they believe they are better suited to deal with the absence of their No. 1 wide receiver than they were last season, when the Chiefs were suddenly without Rice for most of the season following an injury to his right knee.

JuJu Smith-Schuster came back to training camp in excellent shape, general manager Brett Veach said, and rookie Jalen Royals has a similar skillset. Throw in a healthy Marquise Brown, who was out most of last season because of a shoulder injury, and the Chiefs think they can weather the loss of Rice until his return Oct. 19 for a game against the Raiders. “It wasn't a surprise,”

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