CHIEFS SQUAD SHOW: Will Kansas City Chiefs CUT RASHEE RICE After Latest Legal Trouble; What’s NEXT?
CHIEFS SQUAD SHOW: Will Kansas City Chiefs CUT RASHEE RICE After Latest Legal Trouble; What’s NEXT?  
Podcast: Locked On Chiefs - Daily Podcast On The Kansas City Chiefs
Published On: Wed May 20 2026
Description: Aaron Ladd, Darren Smith, Ryan Tracy, and J.C. Pearson dissect the ripple effects of Rice’s off-field troubles and the lack of leadership and experience in the current WR room. The discussion spotlights Kansas City’s need to balance talent with accountability, front office missteps in roster construction, and the challenge of finding postseason-ready confidence in a disrupted offense. Is it time to move on from Rashee Rice, or will the Chiefs hold out hope for a last-chance turnaround? 00:00 Rashee Rice Legal Troubles Opening introductions, Rashee Rice violates probation (car crash/probation/marijuana), legal consequences, and impact on OTAs/minicamp. Panel debates if/when Chiefs should discipline or cut Rice. 16:19 State of Wide Receiver Room Deep dive into the Chiefs' WR depth with Rice out, lack of leadership/experience, possible need for veteran additions, and expectation for young receivers to step up. 32:04 Veteran WR Market Debate Segment on free agent/veteran WR targets (Tyreek Hill, Keenan Allen, D. Hopkins, etc), contract/cap space issues, whether Chiefs should cut or keep Rice, and wider discussion about locker room culture and talent vs. character. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Square If you’re starting a business, or running one that deserves better tools, Square helps you sell, manage, and grow without slowing down. Right now, you can get up to $200 off Square hardware at https://square.com/go/LockedOnNFL. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.