Tom Pelissero reports that Rice is skipping the September 30th hearing, making him ineligible to play the first four weeks of the season against the Chargers in Brazil, the Eagles, the Giants, and in Week 4 against the Ravens.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been given a six-game ban by the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy.

Six weeks ago, Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges stemming from a car crash on a Dallas highway.