Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice reportedly will get an MRI on Monday to provide more information on his knee injury, but the team is preparing for the worst, which is that he potentially suffered a season-ending ACL injury, according to James Palmer of Underdog Fantasy.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid did not have optimistic words on Rashee Rice's status either, when speaking after the game.

“I feel terrible for Rashee… We will hope for the best,” Andy Reid said, via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.

Rice got hurt in very unfortunate circumstances. While trying to chase down a defender who caught an interception, Rice's quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, went in for a tackle and inadvertently hit Rice's leg, seemingly causing the injury.

It was a freak accident. Patrick Mahomes threw a bad interception to start it all, and obviously avoiding that would have prevented this from happening. Even without taking into account that Mahomes might have ended Rice's season, the Chiefs and their fans likely would not want Mahomes to be making tackles like that, as he is risking his own health as well.

The impact of the Chiefs potentially losing Rashee Rice

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Overall, it was an unfortunate play. The Chiefs went on to win 17-10 over the Chargers, but this is a costly injury. Rice has been Mahomes' top option in the passing game so far this year, making him one of the most productive wide receivers in the NFL to this point. He had leapfrogged Travis Kelce as the top option in Kansas City's passing offense.

With Rice seemingly out for the year, Travis Kelce will have to step up once again. He has not produced to his career norms, but he will still undoubtedly see an increase in targets. It will also be interesting to see if rookie Xavier Worthy sees his role increase as a result of Rice's injury.

This also comes after running back Isiah Pacheco hit injured reserve. He is supposed to come back at some point this season, but he was a big loss as well. It will be worth monitoring Isiah Pacheco's status in the coming weeks to see when he can return for the Chiefs.

Although they have not looked particularly great in any game so far this season, the Chiefs are 4-0 after the win over the Chargers. That does not mean that problems do not persist. The team will have to answer some concerns over the course of the season, as it did last year. Up next is an interesting matchup with a New Orleans Saints team that has been better than expected so fart his season.