Tag: Jerry Rice

Randy Moss says he’s the best receiver of all-time and called Jerry Rice ‘3rd or 4th’

Not only does he think he’s better, but he says Jerry Rice is third at best!

There’s being confident in yourself and your body of work, and then there’s being Randy Moss.

Everyone knows that he’s one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time — that’s not a question. His record speaks for itself. He’s one of three players to rank in the top five in NFL history in receiving yards, touchdown receptions and 100 yard games, per ESPN. The other two are Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens.

The only question is, where does he rank among the other greats. If you ask him, he is the best.

On Terrell Owens’ “Getcha Popcorn Ready” podcast, Moss was asked who the greatest receiver ever was. His answer wasn’t shocking at all — he always believed it was him. What was most surprising is that he put Owens was second and said Rice was “third or fourth.”

“I’ll put myself first, I’ll put T.O. second. I would put Jerry probably third or fourth. I’m talking about dominating the game and changing the game of football. I don’t live on statistics because if you live on statistics and live on championships that’s all political.

WHEW boy. That is…something.

Now, look. It’s clear Moss is in himself and what he’s done. He absolutely should be. Football players are still saying they “Mossed” each other and he was a rookie 22 years ago.

And there’s a legitimate argument one could make that, while Jerry Rice has far superior numbers, he’d also played the bulk of his career with Hall of Fame quarterbacks while Moss and Owens didn’t.

But, uh, nah. The numbers speak for themselves. Rice let Moss and the rest of us know with a (since deleted) Instagram post.

And there you have it, folks. That’s how you win an argument. Randy Moss may be waaaaay cooler than Jerry Rice, but he’s not a better player. And that’s saying something because Moss is easily one of the best we’ve ever seen.

Who does Randy Moss think are the top 2 WRs in NFL history?

Who did Randy Moss say is the best receiver of all-time?

Well, Randy Moss has never been shy about pushing himself when it comes to a spot in all-time wideouts.

Put diva wide receivers together and controversy will certainly be generated, Guesting on Terrell Owens’ podcast, guess who the Pro Football Hall of Famer feels is the best wide receiver of all-time?

Himself, of course.

“I’ll put myself first, I’ll put T.O. second,” Moss said. “I would put Jerry probably third or fourth. I’m talking about dominating the game and changing the game of football. I don’t live on statistics because if you live on statistics and live on championships that’s all political. You’ve seen guys released or cut from a team just by a couple words in the media. You’ve seen guys given contracts or you’ve seen guys not given contracts just because of the color of their skin. You’ve got to throw politics out of the game of football, and look at the impact of what each individual was able to make in the game of football.”

Placing Jerry Rice behind one, let alone two didn’t sit well with the former San Francisco 49er great’s son. Remember, Rice is regarded as the G.O.A.T.

Some numbers were provided on social media:

“I don’t want the fans and the people watching your podcast to get it messed up that we dislike or discredit anything Jerry Rice was able to do or ever accomplish,” Moss said. “I don’t want people to think myself and T.O. is slandering or bashing anything Jerry did, because Jerry was at the top.”

What do you think? Rice gets this vote.

Watch: Jerry’s Rice’s son, Brenden, with punt return for Colorado TD

Brenden Rice, son of Jerry, with an 81-yard punt return for a Colorado TD

The ball in the hands of Jerry Rice often ended up in the end zone. Like father, like son, it seems.

Brenden Rice collected a Utah punt at the Colorado 19 on Saturday and 81 yards later was untouched into the end zone.

Brenden Rice has some of the same moves and savvy his dad had during a Hall of Fame career that earned him the title as the G.O.A.T. when it came to wideouts and players, in general.

Brenden’s dad put up some amazing college stats:

Jerry Rice had 50 touchdown receptions at Mississippi Valley. As a sophomore, Rice caught 66 passes for 1,133 yards and seven touchdowns. The next year he set NCAA Division I-AA records for receptions (102) and receiving yards (1,450). As a senior, he broke his own marks for receptions (103) and receiving yards (1,682) and his 27 touchdown receptions in 1984 set the NCAA mark for all divisions. Rice finished ninth in the 1984 Heisman Trophy voting and finished his college career with 301 catches for 4,693 yards.

Terry McLaurin’s production thus far has him on pace with NFL great Jerry Rice

Through 24 career games, McLaurin has more receiving yards than Jerry Rice did at this point, and he’s on pace to become an all-time great.

The past 24 games for Washington fans may have been a bit frustrating when you look at the outcomes of each matchup, most of which have ended in a loss. However, there’s been a singular bright spot that’s stood above all of the dread, and his name is Terry McLaurin.

After coming into the league without much hype surrounding him, this third-rounder from Ohio State quickly made a name for himself in training camp, and then he proved that he could do it on the field as well, despite a lack of consistency at the quarterback position. Now, with 24 career games under his belt, we can adequately get a feel for where he stands in the grand scheme of things, and comfortably predict where he might be going from here.

Some of the comparisons that are being made are pretty exciting.

Yea, that Jerry Rice. The guy who is considered the greatest wide receiver of all time, and one who holds records for most career receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. That’s who McLaurin is currently out-pacing through 24 games.

While McLaurin’s rookie season was undoubtedly encouraging, his sophomore stint has been even more remarkable, where he currently ranks fourth in the NFL for receiving yards, trailing only DeAndre Hopkins, Stefon Diggs, and Travis Kelce. He may not get the love in his draft class that players like DK Metcalf or AJ Brown do, but Captain Terry has made it clear that he’s among the best at his position not only of his age, but in the entire NFL.

It’s a lofty expectation to figure that McLaurin will continue this pace and eventually break the records held by the GOAT receiver, but based on what we’ve seen from him so far in his career, it wouldn’t be smart to count him out. We have a potential superstar on our hands in Washington.

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Watch: Jerry Rice’s son catches first college TD pass at Colorado

Jerry Rice’s son scored a touchdown as Colorado upended Stanford.

The son of a Hall of Famer made his first college touchdown grab Saturday as Colorado downed Stanford, 35-32.

Watch as Sam Noyer finds a wide-open Brenden Rice, son of the legendary San Francisco 49ers great Jerry Rice.

The play went for 34 yards in the third quarter and gave the Buffs a 28-9 lead. Brenden Rice wound up with two catches for 38 yards.

Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill joins Jerry Rice in exclusive touchdown milestone

Only Tyreek Hill and Jerry Rice have ever accomplished this feat.

Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill has been known as one of the most dominant receivers in the NFL for a while now. He’s shown the ability to not only reach the endzone catching passes, but also as a ball carrier. It’s something seldom done by receivers throughout NFL history.

During Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders, he reached a brand new career height. With a 10-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, Hill joined an all-time great for an exclusive touchdown milestone.

According to NFL Research, there are only two players since the 1970 merger who have recorded 35 or more receptions touchdowns and five or more rushing touchdowns during their career. Those two players are Pro Football Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice and Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill.

Hill also became just the third player in franchise history to score at least one rushing or receiving touchdown in each of the team’s first five games to start the season. He matches Jamaal Charles and Chris Burford as the only others to do so according to Chiefs Communications.

Hill still has a long way to go if he wants to match or exceed Rice’s career production in these two categories. Rice recorded 10 rushing touchdowns during his career and 197 receiving touchdowns. Hill has 36 career receiving touchdowns and five career rushing touchdowns. Still, it’s nice to hear Hill’s name mentioned with a receiver that is considered to be one of the greatest to ever play the game.

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Saints have a case for back-to-back Offensive Player of the Year winners

A year after New Orleans Saints WR Michael Thomas won Offensive Player of the Year, teammate RB Alvin Kamara could follow in his footsteps.

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Do you know who leads the NFL in yards from scrimmage?

That would be New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara, with 557 combined yards of offense (the runner-up: Green Bay Packers stud Aaron Jones, with 509 yards). That’s an average of 139.3 scrimmage yards per game, which puts him on pace for 2,228 yards over a 16-game season. For context, Carolina Panthers keystone Christian McCaffrey led the league with 2,392 scrimmage yards in 2019.

And what about the NFL’s leader in touchdown runs and catches?

Again: Alvin Kamara, with seven scores in his first four games (Jones and Minnesota Vikings runner Dalvin Cook are tied for next-best, with six touchdowns each). Kamara is on pace to score 28 times in 2020, which would shatter his own personal best (18) and tie the great Shaun Alexander for the second-most in NFL history behind the legendary LaDainian Tomlinson, who logged 31 combined touchdowns back in 2006.

Kamara has started the 2020 season with a series of bangs, running wild against every defense he’s faced. He’s seen more touches than the next three teammates combined (his backup, Latavius Murray, and wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Tre’Quan Smith) and done a lot to shoulder the load with all-star receiver Michael Thomas sidelined by an injury.

It’s certainly impressive, and it sets Kamara up as an early favorite to win the NFL’s award for Offensive Player of the Year. That’s the same recognition that Thomas himself earned in 2019 after breaking the league record for receptions in a single season. He had 149 catches last year and also led the NFL in receiving yards (1,725).

Sure, Kamara could trail off a bit. Defenses could start guarding him better, the Saints could start distributing the ball more evenly, or he could suffer an injury setback of his own (let’s hope not). Other players around the league could also start outplaying him. But there isn’t anyone performing better than him right now, or for much of the last month. And if he keeps it up, he should be considered for the same award Thomas won last year.

For the curious, no teammates have won Offensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons since 1989, when the San Francisco 49ers had a three-peat between wide receiver Jerry Rice (in 1987), running back Roger Craig (in 1988), and quarterback Steve Young (in 1989). Thomas and Kamara entering that kind of company would be historic.

But what about MVP? The NFL’s award for its Most Valuable Player has been limited to quarterbacks since 2012, when Adrian Peterson (Kamara’s one-time teammate) won it after running for 2,097 rushing yards and totaling 2,314 yards from scrimmage. And Peterson joined Alexander, Tomlinson, and Rams legend Marshall Faulk as the only non-quarterbacks to win MVP over the last 20 years, so Kamara would be a long shot in even a best-case scenario. But we’re not going to write him off just yet.

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Steph Curry paired with Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald in round 2 of the American Century Championship golf tournament

For the second round of the American Century Championship golf tournament, Stephen Curry is paired with Jerry Rice and Larry Fitzgerald Jr.

In his eighth journey through the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Stephen Curry will be paired with a duo of high caliber NFL pass catchers.

After spending the opening round alongside his father Dell and Aaron Rodgers, the Golden State Warriors point guard will be grouped with Arizona Cardinals wideout Larry Fitzgerald and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.

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Cris Carter names top-5 ‘best hands’ WRs of all-time

The former Vikings wide receiver lists five players who he thinks have the best hands of all-time.

Former Vikings receiver Cris Carter is helping NFL.com with some content as most of us work from home.

Carter listed his top-five receivers as far as best hands are concerned.

In no order, Carter listed Steve Largent, Randy Moss, Jerry Rice, Larry Fitzgerald and DeAndre Hopkins on his list. Both Moss and Fiztgerald (who was born in Minnesota) have ties to the Vikings. Moss, of course, became one of the best receivers to ever live after being drafted by the Vikings. Fitzgerald, meanwhile, was a ballboy for the team.

Carter probably deserves consideration on this list as well.

You can watch Carter talk about each player here.

Ranking wide receivers drafted by 49ers in 1st-round

The 49ers have selected eight wide receivers in the first round of the NFL draft. We ranked them all.

The 49ers have a glaring need at the top of their wide receiver depth chart and question marks at that spot throughout the roster. With two first-round picks to work with in the 2020 draft and a deep wide receiver class to pick from, it appears San Francisco is primed to use one of those early picks on a pass catcher.

History indicates that may not be the best move for the club. They’ve selected eight wide receivers in the first round since 1962 with only limited success.

None of their first-round receivers have made the Pro Bowl since Jerry Rice, who was selected 35 years ago, and only one of them had a 1,000-yard season.

Drafts of yesteryear have no bearing on this iteration of the 49ers though, and they’re constructed in such a way that a receiver will have a chance to thrive on a Super Bowl-ready team.

Let’s look back at the eight other receivers the 49ers have drafted in the first round and rank them from worst to best.

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