Tag: Jerry Rice

Brenden Rice reflects on father Jerry Rice’s legacy and the possibility of playing for the 49ers

Brenden Rice has put in the work. Now he waits to see where he might land. Could the 49ers be in play?

Wouldn’t it be something if Brenden Rice was picked by the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL draft? Brenden Rice recently talked about his father, Jerry Rice, arguably the greatest receiver of all time.

An NFL. com draft analyst said this about Brenden Rice:

The bloodlines don’t get much better than Jerry Rice, so Brenden Rice might have a head start on the rest of the field. He’s big and plays a physical brand of football when cornerbacks want to fight over space. He lacks sudden feet, so beating press cleanly and separating on short routes could be challenging as a pro. Rice possesses good build-up speed to create deep-ball opportunities once his ball skills are added to the equation. Rice catches with quick, strong hands and good extension to help with frequent contested catches. There are some limitations at play, but he has enough checkmarks to project as an early backup with some upward mobility.

The NFL draft is one month away. We will see what happens with Brenden Rice.

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2024 NFL draft: Chargers hosted USC WR Brenden Rice on top-30 visit

The Chargers are looking at a middle-round wide receiver.

According to The Draft Network’s Justin Melo, the Chargers hosted USC wide receiver Brenden Rice on a top-30 visit.

Brenden, the son of Hall of Fame NFL receiver Jerry Rice, caught for 791 yards and a team-leading 12 touchdowns during the 2023 regular season.

Before his two seasons with the Trojans, Rice played for Colorado. For his four-year collegiate career between the Buffalos and USC, Rice had 1,812 yards receiving and 21 touchdowns.

At 6-foot-2 and 208 pounds, Rice is a big-bodied wideout with decent route-running skills, but his game is predicated on physicality and using his strong hands to engulf passes thrown to him.

Rice was a Reese’s Senior Bowl attendee.

If the Chargers are looking to address the positional group in the middle rounds, Rice could be a potential option.

Panthers reportedly schedule top-30 visit with USC WR Brenden Rice

The Panthers are reportedly set to meet with the son of an NFL legend.

We have our first name for a top-30 visit and it’s pretty familiar one.

According to Justin Melo of The Draft Network, the Carolina Panthers have set up an in-house meeting with University of Southern California wideout Brenden Rice. Rice—who is also set to see the Arizona Cardinals, per Melo— is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice.

Rice spent his first two collegiate campaigns at the University of Colorado Boulder. He appeared in 17 games between 2020 and 2021, totaling 27 receptions for 419 yards and five touchdowns.

He moved on to USC beginning in 2022, when he reeled in 39 balls for 611 yards and four scores. 2023 would result in a second-team All-Pac-12 nod for Rice, who amassed 791 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.

Rice, 6-foot-2, 208 pounds, turned in a solid performance at the scouting combine in Indianapolis this past week. He recorded his 40-yard dash at 4.50 seconds with a 36.5-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot-11 broad jump.

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Jerry Rice’s son, Brenden Rice, would ‘love’ to play for Giants

Brenden Rice, the son of NFL legend Jerry Rice, says it would be “lit” to play for the New York Giants, who are a “sound” organization.

An NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver’s son said this week at the 2024 NFL Combine that he’d love to play for the New York Giants.

No, it wasn’t Marvin Harrison Jr. It was Brendan Rice, son of the great Jerry Rice, who is regarded by many to be the dean of all wideouts.

The younger Rice, 21, is entering the 2024 NFL draft after a 39-game college career that began at Colorado and ended at USC with 103 receptions for 1,674 yards and 20 touchdowns.

His name recognition has generated some interest in him by both the media and NFL teams, one of them being the Giants.

“Yes, I have met with the Giants,” Rice told the media in Indianapolis this week.

“The Giants would be lit to go to. I would love it. Just the opportunity to go to New York. I feel as though the team and organization is very sound and they could go ahead and build something in the coming future.”

Rice, who is long and lean like his famous father at 6-foot-2, ran a 4.51 40-yard dash at the combine this week and his workout drew some criticism from his dad.

From ABC4.com:

After running the 40, Rice ran routes and showed off his hands with a tough shoestring catch on the sideline. While his dad was impressed, he was quick to critique his son on the play.

“He’s gotta drag that back foot,” Rice said, alluding to the fact that his son didn’t get both his feet down. The comment drew laughs from the NFL Network crew that featured Michael Irvin, Kurt Warner and Steve Smith.

Jerry appears to be all-in on his son’s journey into professional football. How ironic would it be for the younger Rice to end up in Blue with the Giants, who were a chief rival for Jerry’s great 49ers teams of the 1980s?

Asked what the best piece of advice his father gave was, Brendan was frank.

“He always said, ‘You’ve got a last name, so you got a target on your back.’

“‘Make sure you stay in the moment and don’t make the moment too big. Don’t overthink and you’ll be just fine.'”

He’ll certainly get his chance and is sizing up as an early Day 3 (and possibly late Day 2) selection in the 2024 NFL draft.

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Jerry Rice provided very specific commentary for his son Brenden during a 2024 NFL combine drill

Jerry Rice providing commentary for his son Brenden’s NFL combine drill is a must-watch.

NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice is maybe the best to ever play at his position.

However, on Saturday, he was just a proud dad ready to watch and critique his son, former USC wide receiver Brenden Rice, as the latter tested in the 2024 NFL combine.

As Brenden Rice participated in Saturday’s wide receiver drills for eligible combine prospects, his dad Jerry Rice had an in-the-moment coaching note for his son while both were appearing on NFL Network.

It’s really not every day where you get to hear an all-time NFL talent provide commentary for his son’s combine drills, but the Rice family made sure to work that in to their experience at Lucas Oil Stadium.

No matter where Brenden Rice goes in the draft this April, he’ll already have one of his biggest fans cheering him on in his dad.

Even though Jerry Rice had some ideas on what his son could work on, we have no doubt he’ll be the first person available to help Brenden Rice reach his potential.

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Brenden Rice looks ahead to NFL combine and the pro game

Brenden Rice is ready for the challenge of a lifetime.

It’s one thing to be the son of a Hall of Fame football player who is regarded by many as the greatest receiver to ever play the game. It’s another thing to be the son of that Hall of Fame athlete and make a full attempt to do the same job he did in the world of professional football. Brenden Rice is the son. Jerry Rice is the father. Brenden wants to give it a go in the NFL and see what he can do as a professional wide receiver. Jerry was the best to ever do it. Brenden is only just beginning to learn how to carry himself as an NFL player-in-training, hoping that a team will draft him and give him the right fit.

With Jerry’s longtime team, the San Francisco 49ers, playing in this year’s Super Bowl last week, Brenden Rice was interviewed in the lead-up to the game. It would be amazing if he landed with the 49ers, but what matters is how well he can evolve so that he becomes a fully-formed and ultimately successful pro. We wish Brenden Rice the best as he pursues his NFL dream.

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Every Seattle Seahawks player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Here’s the full list of every player who’s suited up for Seattle that is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

On Thursday night a new group of legends was selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Members included a couple of players who were Seahawks briefly at the end of their careers, Devin Hester and Dwight Freeney.

Here’s the full updated list of every player who’s suited up for Seattle that is now in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Chiefs TD Travis Kelce passes Jerry Rice for new career postseason receptions record

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce just took a record that was held by a Raiders receiver for 40 of the past 50 years.

For most of the past 40 years a Raiders receiver held the NFL record for postseason receptions. First it was Fred Biletnikoff who took the record in 1977. Then he was surpassed by teammate Cliff Branch who set the new record in 1983. Branch held the record for ten years until it was surpassed by Jerry Rice in 1993.

Eight years later, in 2001, Rice would join the Raiders, thus bringing the postseason receptions record holder back to the Silver and Black.

Rice would grab that record and run with it. The final 27 of his postseason receptions came as a Raider, giving him 151 for his career. Upon his retirement in 2004, he had nearly twice as many postseason receptions as the next on the list — Michael Irvin with 87.

That also means that 40 of the last 50 years the NFL postseason receiving record belonged to a Raiders receiver.

When you have as sizable a lead in a category as Rice had, it seems like it may never be surpassed. Well, it took two decades, but the day has finally arrived. And it was a tight end who did it.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce came into the AFC Championship six catches shy of Rice’s record. He would get that in the first half. And we officially have a new all-time record for career postseason receptions.

Kelce would finish the game with 11 catches, putting him at 156 postseason receptions. And since the Chiefs won, he will have at least one more game — the Super Bowl — to add to it.

The closest active receiver to Kelce is former teammate Tyreek Hill who has 96 catches. The next three are Julio Jones (77), Davante Adams (72), and Stefon Diggs (69).

NFL fans were in awe of Travis Kelce passing Jerry Rice for the most playoff catches ever

Travis Kelce is the best tight end of all time and it’s not close.

Whenever Travis Kelce retires, he will one day strut into the Hall of Fame. Even before Sunday’s heated AFC title game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was clearly one of the greatest playmakers in NFL history. And in the playoffs, Kelce really turns it up a notch.

So much so that he surpassed one of the finest receivers ever to wear shoulder pads and a helmet.

With nine first-half catches (for 96 yards and a touchdown), Kelce eclipsed San Francisco 49ers legend Jerry Rice for the most playoff receptions in NFL history. The list is now Kelce at 154 (and counting) in first and the most productive receiver of all time in second.

It’s true, but it’s also bonkers to think about.

Kelce is getting up there in years at the age of 34. But who’s to say he can’t keep this magic going with Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City? I have a feeling he’s about to really separate himself from Rice and cement himself as a beyond-iconic playoff performer.

Next up on the record list? Rice’s playoff record of touchdowns (22) and Kelce (19). We might even see it happen this postseason.