Rashee Rice

Despite losing Rashee Rice and others, Nick Wright is not sweating his Kansas City Chiefs, especially after a 5-0 start with a win over the New Orleans Saints. Watch as he also explains why the Patrick Mahomes-Bobby Witt Jr. duo makes Kansas City the "best sports city" right now.

Typical recovery makes regular-season return unlikely Good news for Rashee Rice following surgery, as the ACL, meniscus, and MCL didn t need to be repaired. (NFL Network - Ian Rapoport) FF Today's Take: The typical timeline for a return to action following LCL surgery is four to six months, which likely ends any hope he will return during the regular season. With that said, no official timeline has been given yet. JuJu Smith-Schuster played very well in the team's Week 5 victory and should be one of the most sought-after adds off the waiver wire this week.

Rice is expected to require four months to make a full recovery from the season-ending surgery he underwent Tuesday to repair the LCL in his right knee, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.

After receiver Rashee Rice suffered a friendly-fire knee injury against the Chargers, the Chiefs expected the worst.

Rice underwent surgery on Tuesday to repair the injury