The other thread is a dumpster fire. I'm sure this will become one as well, but might as well start with a clean slate. I'll at least try to keep the OP updated with any notable news. Feel free to PM me if I miss anything good.
Arrest warrant and potential charges:
Spoiler!
BREAKING: An arrest warrant has been issued for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice in connection to his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 75 in Dallas in late March, sources tell WFAA. https://t.co/XL3F7oCuW1
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Rice, 23, now faces eight charges in the case -- six counts of collision involving bodily injury, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and one count of aggravated assault, according to the arrest warrant. All of the charges are felonies.
Collision involving injury carries a penalty of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not more than five years or confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, a fine fine not to exceed $5,000 or both. Collision involving serious bodily injury -- a third-degree felony -- carries a punishment of imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years. Aggravated assault -- a second-degree felony -- is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
TL;DR, his concern was at a 2, and now it's a 4 (out of 10). Still probably not a huge deal, but there are some concerning possibilities. Overall, though, he thinks it all gets pled down to misdemeanors, he misses a couple of games, and he writes some massive checks to those he injured.
#Chiefs WR Rashee Rice and former SMU CB Theodore Knox are being sued for $1 million by two victims of the March 30 crash in Dallas, Texas, for severe injuries, including 'trauma to the brain, lacerations to the face requiring stitches, multiple contusions about the body,… pic.twitter.com/RlDvilVLi6
#Chiefs Patrick Mahomes said he's worked with Rashee Rice throughout the offseason and will continue to do so while the legal process plays out for Rice..
Kiimo thinks NFL players should be allowed to bet on NFL games?
No fucking way. Nothing would make me question this league more than that. I don't care if they're not playing in the game they bet on. Players could easily set up a scheme with some player friends and have them shave points for them. Most of these guys are looking to make as much money as possible. [Reply]
Originally Posted by dlphg9:
Kiimo thinks NFL players should be allowed to bet on NFL games?
No fucking way. Nothing would make me question this league more than that. I don't care if they're not playing in the game they bet on. Players could easily set up a scheme with some player friends and have them shave points for them. Most of these guys are looking to make as much money as possible.
Yup. Playing the NFL is a privilege, not a right, and the NFL has every right to protect the integrity of their own league.
If you absolutely must bet on NFL games, don't play in the NFL :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hoover:
I'm leaning to him playing the entire year with this cloud hanging over him. We win our third super bowl and then he gets suspended for the first two games of 2025.
The Chiefs third SB, along with their entire 2024 season should be voided since Rice should not have been eligible to play.
The way I see it, fans will always hate a cheater but secretly be ok with someone being cutthroat about winning. Because when you try to win, you still have to beat the other team.
Throwing games is despicable shit. Unlike cheating, it isn't hard to guarantee a loss. Even lowlifes like shoeless Joe Jackson can find ways to hide it in plain sight. And worst of all, any player that would accept a loss is a disgrace to himself, to the fans who expect to see a game and not a predetermined screenplay, and to the city fronting a gajillion dollars to let them play. It is an unforgivable cardinal sin. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
The way I see it, fans will always hate a cheater but secretly be ok with someone being cutthroat about winning. Because when you try to win, you still have to beat the other team.
Throwing games is despicable shit. Unlike cheating, it isn't hard to guarantee a loss. Even lowlifes like shoeless Joe Jackson can find ways to hide it in plain sight. And worst of all, any player that would accept a loss is a disgrace to himself, to the fans who expect to see a game and not a predetermined screenplay, and to the city fronting a gajillion dollars to let them play. It is an unforgivable cardinal sin.
I think the argument has always been that not every member of the Black Sox was in on the fix, and that Jackson almost certainly was not as he hit like.400 plus that series.
Other than that, I agree. The proliferation of endorsed sports betting at the level it is will be a problem sooner or later. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chris Meck:
I think the argument has always been that not every member of the Black Sox was in on the fix, and that Jackson almost certainly was not as he hit like.400 plus that series.
Other than that, I agree. The proliferation of endorsed sports betting at the level it is will be a problem sooner or later.
Its a little sketchy. Maybe it's a little tinfoil hat, but it's interesting that shoeless joe was flat out unstoppable in at bats that didnt matter and really bad in at bats that did. Was an elite fielder but made uncharacteristic errors in big moments. It seems sketchy to be so bad at high leverage situations. https://calltothepen.com/2020/01/21/...n-1919-series/
Same way Pete rose probably saved his best pitchers for games he bet on to win.
All the more reason to have zero tolerance. Because it may be easy to get away with taking the money or gambling on your own games. But on top of that, there are also ways to pretend like you're trying when you might not be. [Reply]
