With plenty to address heading into 2025, it was the passing game that drew the focus of ESPN’s Chiefs reporter Nate Taylor. He labeled wide receiver Rashee Rice as the “biggest winner” of day one of training camp because of his visible connection with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

During Sunday's press conference, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid plans for Rashee Rice to participate in camp fully | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will be a full participant at training camp, coach Andy Reid said, after Rice was sentenced to five years of deferred probation and 30 days in jail as a condition of his probation last week.

Now it’s all up to Rashee, whether or not he wants to do right by anybody or he just wants to do right enough to minimize the damage to his career.”