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.