The Kansas City Chiefs have dealt with significant injuries to their receiving corps throughout the 2024 season, and are set to be without veteran wide receiver Rashee Rice when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9.
Rice was injured in Kansas City’s Week 4 win over the Los Angeles Chargers and underwent surgery on October 8, 2024.
Though the Chiefs were able to get free-agent addition Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown—who was injured in August 2024 and missed much of the regular season—back in time for the playoffs, Kansas City wasn’t so lucky with Rice, who is set to miss Super Bowl LIX.
Without Rice, the Chiefs will rely on rookie wideout Xavier Worthy and veteran pass-catchers like ‘Hollywood’ Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Justin Watson, and JuJu Smith-Schuster to help Patrick Mahomes in the passing game against Philadelphia’s outstanding secondary.
Stay tuned to see if Kansas City’s offense can overcome Rice’s absence when the Chiefs face off with the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.