The drama surrounding Rashee Rice is on the Kansas City Chiefs’ minds – but is it affecting their draft approach?

What’s next for the Kansas City Chiefs and Rashee Rice? It’s a question that no one can answer right now.

A few weeks ago, the wide receiver caused an accident involving several vehicles during an illegal speeding race. Several people were injured.

It is still unclear what consequences he will face from the authorities and the NFL. In this context, it is clear that the Chiefs do not know to what extent Rice will be available to them in the coming season.

If he is available, he is likely to become the No. 1 receiver. If he is not, or only partially, another player will have to fill the role. But does this uncertainty impact the franchise’s actions at the NFL Draft, which is coming up next week?

Brett Veach has now answered this question. The team’s general manager told “NFL.com”: “I don’t know if that’s the case because I think we have a lot of needs on our roster. “

Chiefs have needs at many positions

“It’s one of those things you go into every draft with. You can look at our roster and other than quarterback, maybe linebacker, I think there’s certainly needs on the offensive line, depth at guard and center, competition at the left tackle position.”

And further: “There is a need at receiver. At the cornerback position – we just lost L’Jarius Sneed. We have some young guys. We have Nazeeh Johnson coming back, but cornerbacks are hard to find. We could probably add safety as well.”

Accordingly, there are “a lot of positions” that would make sense to address in the draft. After all, the Chiefs were able to reach an agreement with Marquise Brown on a one-year contract.

Other receivers on the roster include Justin Waston, Skyy Moore and Kadarius Toney, who was repeatedly criticized last season.

Rashee Rice initially fled the scene of the accident

According to the police in Dallas,

Rice is facing eight charges, one of which, according to “ESPN”, demands a total of ten million US dollars in damages. Another lawsuit covers one million US dollars in actual damages.

There is also a warrant for the wide receiver’s arrest for aggravated assault. There is also an arrest warrant for collision with serious bodily injury and six other arrest warrants for collision with bodily injury.

Rice and the other driver involved initially fled the scene, but have since turned themselves in to police.