Ron Stewart on Rashee Rice
From the video
he had the full LCL injury and the it's called the posterior lateral corner... these poster lateral corner injuries can be really really cumbersome... the fact that he had this second cleanup procedure suggests he had some discomfort, maybe a little bit of stiffness in the knee, which doesn't make me feel great about a player who relies so much on after the catch ability... he's one of these guys where it's not cheap. It's similar to Neighbors and that you're drafting him 301 on underdog...this hasn't been the Chiefs offense post Tyreek Hill that we all have kind of expected. So I think we could see his role shrink a little bit.
STACKED’s take
Secondary knee cleanup raises durability concerns; ADP 30.1 but Chiefs offense declining post-Hill.
Rice underwent a secondary cleanup procedure on his knee following a prior LCL and posterior lateral corner injury from a collision with Mahomes. The source expresses concern that the secondary procedure suggests lingering discomfort and stiffness, indicating the knee has been problematic for a year despite his strong fantasy performance upon return. Posterior lateral corner injuries are described as cumbersome with high recurrence risk and are not straightforward to recover from like standard ACL tears. Rice's fantasy value is heavily dependent on after-the-catch ability, which has been his primary production driver since returning to the NFL; the secondary knee cleanup procedure raises concerns about his lateral agility and rotational stability—the exact movements required for after-the-catch production. Drafted around 30.1 ADP on Underdog/ESPN; the source is not drafting him heavily due to macro concerns: the Chiefs offense hasn't been great since building around Rice post-Tyreek Hill, with potential role shrinkage and efficiency decline ahead.
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