Travis Kelce‘s pregame warmup shirt paying homage to the suspended Rashee Rice has drawn the ire of many … together with an legal professional who’s representing one of many individuals injured within the receiver’s notorious 2024 crash.
Marc Lenahan, Kathryn Kuykendall‘s lawyer, instructed TMZ Sports activities on Monday he is furious with Kelce for sporting the “Free 4” tee … contemplating Rice is serving a six-game ban for inflicting that vast March ’24 pileup in Dallas.
The legal professional additionally took intention at Kelce’s teammate, Tyquan Thornton, who sported the shirt simply previous to Kansas Metropolis’s recreation towards the Eagles on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium as nicely.
“I respect that Kelce and Thornton help their teammate, however the ‘gymnasium instructor’ wants to speak with the historical past instructor,” Lenahan stated, referencing the caption on Kelce and Taylor Swift‘s current engagement announcement.
“Rashee is not Nelson Mandela or Pepe Mujica, males who fought for what they believed in. There may be proof that Rashee was going 119 mph in a $1,749 per day Lambo rental that had pot and a pistol in it, on a freeway on Easter weekend. Free Rashee? He already thinks he is getting away scot-free. He is not paid a single cent of the $1.1 million judgment he already owes our shopper, who resides something however pain-free.”
Rice, in fact, was accused of racing a good friend in a 2020 Urus at speeds of over 100 MPH on a Texas freeway proper earlier than he crashed into a number of others on the highway. Rice then fled from the scene as a substitute of sticking round to render support.
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The Kansas Metropolis wideout was arrested and charged over the matter … and in July, he pleaded responsible to 2 felonies stemming from the incident. In August, he accepted the NFL’s 6-game punishment for his function within the ordeal.
“Discuss & t-shirts are low-cost,” Lenahan added. “If Kelce and Thornton actually believed in Rashee, they’d mortgage him the cash to pay his victims. However since they will not try this, possibly they will at the very least be higher function fashions by sporting a t-shirt with an vital public service warning: ‘Flee 4!'”
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For Andy Reid‘s half, he did not have a problem with the blokes’ outfits … telling reporters Monday Kelce and Thornton “love the child [Rice] and wish him to really feel a part of it in their very own approach. I actually do not assume it is something greater than that.”
The Chiefs are at present 0-2 with out Rice within the lineup this season.