A confirmation will come later Monday, but the Chiefs are in all likelihood gearing up to play the rest of the season without star running back Jamaal Charles, who went down with a knee injury in Sunday's 18-17 loss to the Bears.

The initial reports indicate that Charles tore his ACL, which would leave Kansas City without one of the best players in the NFL for the rest of the year. Head coach Andy Reid said Sunday that the Chiefs will move forward with Charcandrick West and Knile Davis to replace Charles, but they could go get some extra help from someone who isn't already on the roster.

Could that guy be the currently unemployed Ray Rice?

It doesn't seem likely, but ESPN's Adam Schefter weighed in on that possibility Monday morning.

"What's amazing about Ray Rice is, we've seen other teams throughout the course of the summer go into situations where they need a running back and he has not received much interest," Schefter said. "Now, he's been training, he is in football shape, he has been waiting for that next chance -- he wants that next chance. To date, teams have been hesitant to give it to him.

"I cant speak for Kansas City -- I don't know specifically -- but based on history, you would think that they wouldn't be the franchise (to give him a shot). But I will say this, he would be a guy who would help there."

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Based on that, Schefter -- probably the most connected NFL reporter out there -- hasn't heard a single rumbling of Rice-to-Kansas City being a real possibility, but that won't stop the speculation.

Rice hasn't played a down since the 2013 season after being charged with third-degree aggravated assault for domestic abuse against his now-wife in March 2014. Those charges were later dropped, but Rice received a two-game suspension and was eventually released by the Ravens.

Since then, NFL teams have avoided the 28-year-old running back who notched four straight seasons of 1,000-plus rushing yards before being hampered by an injury during 2013. In six seasons, Rice averaged 4.3 yards per carry and missed just four games. He was a durable, reliable running back and still likely has something left to give an NFL team.

As Schefter noted, the Chiefs don't seem like the franchise that would take a chance on Rice. With that being said, there isn't a more talented option out there, so it will be worth monitoring.