Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy spoke with reporters before practice on Thursday, sharing his thoughts on the potential impact of wide receiver Rashee Rice’s return.
“Rashee (Rice), his growth from rookie year to last year, unfortunately getting hurt to now, this year the word is just exciting, optimistic,” said Nagy, “The kid has done so much on and off the field to better himself, both as a person and a player. I think you feel that and see that with the love and friendship that these guys have internally. You see that (and) you feel it. I half get goosebumps just thinking about when he goes out there and what he does to this offense.”
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Rice has finished serving his six-game suspension and will make his season debut this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. He has played sparingly in the preseason but hasn’t had a complete game under his belt since last season due to injury.
“There is an excitement that you have – remember now he hasn’t played for a little while, so there is a little bit of some realness to it too,” said Nagy, “But that’s the beauty of what (General Manager) Brett Veach and (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid have done with the depth that we have in this offense. I think it’s been stated that there hasn’t been a whole lot of plays and games that the three of those guys have played together and now we get to do that.”
Rice was the Chiefs’ top target at wide receiver last season before going down with a knee injury in Week 4 last year.
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