That's the most important thing to remember when donning the "what-about?" hat and pointing to other players in other cases who got a punishment in the range for which Chiefs fans and/or the fantasy-football crowd will be rooting in the Rashee Rice case.

The Chiefs first seven games are against the Los Angeles Chargers, the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders. If Rice is suspended seven games, he would be able to make his return on October 27 against the Washington Commanders .

Should Rice be suspended, he will not be paid for each game he misses. Spotrac shows Rice's base salary for the 2025 season is $1,265,474, which is $74,439.64 per game. Here is a breakdown of how much money Rice would lose depending on the length of a potential suspension.