Kansas City Chiefs second-year wide receiver Rashee Rice vowed to "mature" after multiple arrests this offseason while addressing reporters at a youth football camp in Kansas City.

"I've learned so much from [the offseason troubles]," Rice said via PJ Green of FOX 4 Kansas City. "All I can do is mature and continue to grow from that. This is a step in a better direction for me.

"Accidents and stuff like that happen, but all you can do is move forward and walk around being the same person, try to be positive so that everybody can feel your love and your great energy."

Last month, the victim of an alleged assault incident against Rice, 24, requested not to pursue charges, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported. Rice, who was previously arrested in April in relation to a six-vehicle crash that took place in Dallas, was accused of assaulting a photographer at a nightclub in the same city.

“Rashee Rice has other issues obviously that he is facing with the Kansas City Chiefs. He had the car crash in which he faces eight ... charges for his role there,” Pelissero said (h/t the Kansas City Star). “There was also a recent accusation by a photographer about him assaulting the photographer on his way out of a club. I actually can tell you, the photographer ... gave an affidavit to the Dallas Police Department saying it was a misunderstanding, wants the charges dropped.

“You still have the things related to the auto incident that is going to have to play out here for Rashee Rice and then on top of that NFL discipline, but at least for now ... he’s back with the Chiefs.”

Dallas Police spokeswoman Kristin Lowman confirmed to the Dallas Morning News that "the 'reporting party' signed an affidavit of non-prosecution, a sworn statement meaning they won’t participate in criminal proceedings." Rice was already facing eight charges, including one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury, in relation to the late March crash and expected to be suspended for "at least half" of the 2024 NFL season.

Former NFL Network reporter James Palmer revealed during an episode of former NFL wide receiver Steve Smith Sr.'s podcast released on May 1, which echoed Schefter's previous report about his suspected suspension status. The Chiefs selected former University of Texas wide receiver at No. 28 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft last month after Schefter had previously reported that the team would target the position in the first-round, citing general manager Brett Veach, who previously referred to the class of wide receiver prospects as "one of the deeper classes."

The Dallas Police Department previously said it was searching for Rice as he was suspected to have been involved in a race that resulted in the six-vehicle accident on March 30, the Dallas Morning News reported on March 31. Rice and his attorney, Texas state Sen. Royce West, had previously confirmed the wide receiver's involvement in the crash following several reports.

Videos shared online appear to show Rice and others walking away from the scene of the crash.