Rashee Rice talks about doing something for the Chiefs that you don't see often

Justin Churchill — College Football & NFL Trending News Writer

Aug 22, 2023 12:14 PM EDT

The Kansas City Chiefs offense is known to have so many different things involved that it is frequently hard for the defense to do anything. That is why they are the best in the league on that side of the ball year after year.

The Chiefs aren't afraid to try new things out; as Mahomes said with his out-of-bounds ump pass, he just wanted to try something out. That is what the preseason is for. So, they did just that with one of their rookies.

Chiefs make Rashee Rice do something you don't see often

Against the Arizona Cardinals, we saw Rashee Rice, the Chiefs' rookie wide receiver, make some huge plays. He showed some crazy flashes of elite YAC ability. Now, he just has to make sure he brings the ball in when it hits his hands.

But you may have noticed that the Chiefs used him in a few different ways too. One of them may have or may not have caught your eye, but the Chiefs had Rashee Rice block the edge one play, basically as if he was a tackle or tight end.

The funny part is it worked.

"In practice, we (have been) working that a lot," Rice told reporters on Monday. "I watched a couple of clips of the tight ends doing it last year, and my goal was to not let that big D-end, you know, get to the quarterback, and I accomplished my goal on that play (laughter). I was real confident on that one."

Rice set his feet and blocked a big defensive lineman almost perfectly. Now, he didn't pancake him or anything, but he did make sure the defender didn't get past him so the play behind him could develop.

This is no shade at Rice, but I'd rather not see that a lot. That won't work every time. If it does, I'll be wrong. However, it most likely won't. It is another way to get creative in this offense, though, and we all know Reid loves to do that.