The NFL issued a public statement Thursday following Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice's sentencing to five years probation and 30 days in jail.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was sentenced to five years probation and 30 days of jail time on Thursday following a multi-car crash last year, according to the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office.

Authorities sentenced Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice to 30 days in jail and five years deferred probation following a car crash. The 25 year old pleaded guilty to the third degree felonies of a collision involving significant bodily injury and racing on the highway leading to bodily injury,