To make matters worse, the injury came as friendly fire as Patrick Mahomes was the one who had a direct hit to Rice's knee during the team's Week 4 matchup against the Chargers. On the second drive of the game, Mahomes threw an interception, and as the Chiefs tried to chase down corner Kristian Fulton, the quarterback dove into Rice's knee.

Rice suffered a knee injury after colliding with Mahomes during the Chiefs' Week 4 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice suffered a knee injury from Patrick Mahomes trying to make a tackle after throwing an interception against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. It was a total accident and unfortunate circumstance in which Rice got injured, and Mahomes spoke about what he was thinking on the play.