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Rice on extended ramp-up plan post-knee surgery and legal issues; Thornton getting first-team reps.

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Wide receiver Rashee Rice is on an extended ramp-up plan as he works back from an offseason knee procedure and 30-day jail stint for a parole violation that delayed his rehab. The Chiefs limited him to individual drills and installs for the first week to 10 days of camp, with plans to progress into 7-on-7 work before team drills. In the meantime, Tyquan Thornton got a lot of first-team work.

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They wanted to limit him to individual drills and installs for the first week to 10 days of camp, then the plan is for him to progress into 7-on-7 work for a while before putting him into team drills. In the meantime, Tyquan Thornton got a lot of work with the first team.
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Wide receiver Rashee Rice is on an extended ramp-up plan as he works back from an offseason knee procedure and 30-day jail stint for a parole violation that delayed his rehab. The Chiefs limited him to individual drills and installs for the first week to 10 days of camp, with plans to progress into 7-on-7 work before team drills. In the meantime, Tyquan Thornton got a lot of first-team work.
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