Ex-Chief had savage comment about ‘Free 4’ shirts after Rashee Rice was jailed
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- Mitchell Schwartz mocked the “Free 4” shirts and commented on X about OTAs.
- Schwartz mocked Rice being jailed after police said he violated probation.
- ESPN reported Rice had clean-up surgery on his right knee to remove loose debris.
The 2025 season was one to forget for the Chiefs because of how things unfolded on the field in their 6-11 season.
But there also was a low point before a game.
While wide receiver Rashee Rice was serving his NFL suspension last season for his part in a multi-vehicle crash in Dallas on March 30, 2024, some of his teammates donned T-shirts in support.
Ahead of the Chiefs’ game against the Eagles at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Travis Kelce, Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Tyquan Thornton wore “Free 4” shirts. Rice’s jersey number is 4.
That didn’t sit well with many people, considering the havoc caused by the crash.
Former Chiefs offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz apparently didn’t like it either. Schwartz, who was part of the Super Bowl LIV championship team, brought it up Tuesday following the news that Dallas police said Rice violated terms of the probation following the crash and that a judge subsequently has ordered Rice to serve a 30-day jail sentence. Rice won’t be released from jail until after the team’s mandatory minicamp ends.
Rice will also miss the Chiefs’ Organized Team Activies this month.
“It’s too bad OTAs are ending a week early otherwise the guys could’ve broken out the ‘Free 4’ t-shirts during practice on June 16th!!” Schwartz wrote on X. “Now that he’s, ya know, actually in jail for the bad things he did. What a missed opportunity 🙁”
That savage response wasn’t all Schwartz had to say.
Later on Tuesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported “Rice underwent a clean-up surgery on his right knee to remove loose debris that was causing inflammation and now is expected to sideline him two months.”
That means Rice would have missed the offseason practices anyway.
“The absolute best rehab plan a week after surgery is being in jail for 30 days,” Schwartz wrote on X. “That’s what they always say.”
That’s clearly tongue-in-cheek but shows how Schwartz feels about the Rice situation.
