Rashee Rice Plays Supporting Role Again

Rashee Rice Plays Supporting Role Again

12 months ago

It was another week of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice being unable to break out during Monday's 21-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, but he did pile up four receptions on five targets for 42 yards. Rice showed off his lauded yards-after-catch prowess on a 14-yard gain during the first quarter to get K.C. into a goal-to-go, dancing his way around Darius Slay in the process. But Rice is yet to assert himself as an alpha wideout for the Chiefs, losing a sizable chunk of quarterback Patrick Mahomes' attention in favor of the unheralded Justin Watson (11 targets) in Week 11. The 23-year-old has experienced several breakout scenarios in the form of favorable matchups during his rookie year, but they simply haven't come to materialization at any turn quite yet. Unable to transcend seven targets in any one game this season, Rice is losing steam as a WR3 option for Week 12 against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Source: ESPN