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.

K ansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years of probation for a Dallas car crash. According to a statement from the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Rice pleaded guilty on Thursday to collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury.

"After the collision, Mr. Rice failed to check on the welfare of the victims and fled on foot," Dallas County prosecutors said.