Rashee Rice’s rookie season was everything and more than the Kansas City Chiefs could ask for regarding production. He finished the season leading the receivers room statistically with 79 receptions for 938 yards and seven touchdowns.
The second-year wide receiver has emerged firmly as the top target of the room for Patrick Mahomes. Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy has noticed the continued growth of the pair as he commented to reporters on Thursday about their blossoming connection.
“I go back to, I forget which game it was earlier in the year, where he had a particular play where Rashee (Rice) and Pat (Patrick Mahomes) were off just a bit within the first four or five games, and we came back a game or two later, and we ran a similar play, and they were on,” said Nagy. “I feel like you could almost go back to that one play for Rashee’s career with Pat and from last year and say that was kind of the start. Now, it’s happening naturally on all plays, and I think you felt that in the first game.”
Rice was the primary threat against the Baltimore Ravens in the Week 1 victory. He finished as the team leader with seven catches for 103 yards.