Super Bowl champ's incident should serve as reminder to young players in NFL, former star linebacker says

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Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice was thrust into the spotlight after he was linked to a major crash on a Dallas expressway over the weekend that left four people injured.

Former NFL star Shawne Merriman weighed in on the situation with Fox News Digital and hoped it served as a reminder to other young players.

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Rashee Rice of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on Feb, 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

"It’s devastating. As a young player, we all understand that you’re gonna make some mistakes, you’re gonna do some things," Merriman said. "Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt. But this is a constant reminder that one single thing could be the end of it."

Merriman pointed to the Henry Ruggs situation in which the former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver was involved in a drunken crash in 2021 that left one person dead. He was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison.

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San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Dec. 3, 2006. (Mark Konezny/NFLPhotoLibrary)

"One single situation could be the end of everything you do," the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker continued. "I hope the young guys really understand. They’re all gonna make mistakes, but we hope the mistakes aren’t catastrophic to their career.

"I don’t know what’s going to happen. I don’t know everything that happened. But I think there’s enough video out there for us to see