Chiefs WR Rashee Rice has knee surgery, to miss rest of regular season, per report

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the LCL in his right knee and will miss the rest of the regular season, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Tuesday afternoon.

Schultz reported a “full recovery is expected.”

In his second season, Rice was the Chiefs’ leading receiver through four games before he suffered a knee injury in Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Following a Patrick Mahomes interception, Rice ran back to help on the tackle, buckling his leg into Mahomes’ back as the two collided.

Dr. Daniel Cooper, the Dallas Cowboys’ head team physician, performed Tuesday’s surgery. The Chiefs put Rice on injured reserve last week, with coach Andy Reid saying then that the team was awaiting additional testing to understand the nature of his injury better.

Schultz reported that Rice also had some repairs done Tuesday to his hamstring tendon. Schultz said there were “no structural damage or tears to the ACL or meniscus” and also “no long-term concerns” for Rice’s health.

The Chiefs filled in for Rice’s production Monday with various contributors, including veteran JuJu Smith-Schuster, who had 130 receiving yards in the Chiefs’ 26-13 home win over the New Orleans Saints.

KC, which is on its bye week, also could explore receiver help in the trade market. Cleveland’s Amari Cooper and Tennessee’s DeAndre Hopkins have recently been linked to the Chiefs as potential fits.