Sidney R. Rice (born September 1, 1986, in Gaffney, South Carolina ) is a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings and played collegiately for the University of South Carolina . He is nicknamed "King Rice".[1]
Personal life
Rice was born to Ida Coleman in Gaffney, SC. Rice He has two older brothers, Jarvis Rice and Tremell Austin. Rice grew up in Gaffney, SC where he played both football and basketball for the Gaffney Indians. Rice, who graduated from Gaffney High School in 2004 was named All-State in both sports, leading the hoops team to consecutive state titles and the football team to a state championship as well. He had 38 catches for 735 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior campaign. Rice was regarded as the best receiver in the state of South Carolina during his senior year.[citation needed ] He was named to the High School Sports Report Statewide All-State team and selected Offensive Player of the Year . In 2003, Rice caught 77 passes for 1,414 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. Rice ended his high school career with 167 receptions for 3,044 yards and 31 touchdowns. Rice also excelled in basketball, earning 2002 - 2003 Class 4A Basketball Player of the Year after helping Gaffney to the state championship. That season, he averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game, as the Indians finished the basketball season 28-0.
College career
Rice was heavily recruited by many schools but signed with in-state school University of South Carolina .
Rice was redshirted his freshman year in 2004 .
In his redshirt freshman year in 2005 , he had 70 catches for 1,143 yards (14th all time in SEC history) and 13 touchdowns, a single season receiving record at University of South Carolina (eighth all time in SEC history). He also began his career with eight consecutive games with a touchdown. This streak ended with the 30-22 upset of nationally ranked Florida at Williams-Brice Stadium .
In 2006 , Rice caught 72 passes for 1,090 yards and 10 touchdowns. He had five touchdowns against Florida Atlantic which broke a USC record and tied an SEC record for most receiving touchdowns in a game. For his short career, he broke Sterling Sharpe 's school career touchdown record in just two years, finishing his career with 23 touchdowns.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 * | 200 * | 4.51 * | .47 * | 1.59 * | 3.34 * | 5.09 * | 44½" * | 9'11" * | X | X | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Vikings
Rice was drafted in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings . He signed a four year contract with the Vikings in 2007.
Rice caught his first touchdown pass on September 30, 2007 playing against the Green Bay Packers . In week 15, against the Bears, Rice injured his knee, causing him to miss the final two games.
Rice finished his rookie season with 31 receptions for 396 yards and four touchdowns (second most receiving touchdowns by a 2007 rookie). He also completed two passes including a 79 yard pass, the longest for a non-quarterback in Vikings history.
The next season, Rice was named a starter with the Vikings new acquisition Bernard Berrian . He got off to a pretty good start scoring a 23 yard touchdown in week one against the Packers. However, Rice suffered a knee injury that kept him out until week 9. When he returned, most of his playing time was when the Vikings were in the red zone as he would lose his starting job to Bobby Wade . Rice finished the 2008 season with 15 catches for 141 yards and 4 touchdowns (third most receiving touchdowns by a 2008 second year player).
In 2009, Rice had the most successful and stellar season of his career. Rice won his starting job back, and has shown chemistry with new quarterback Brett Favre . He had a 176 yard game against the Baltimore Ravens , and finished the game with 6 catches for 176 yards. The next week in Pittsburgh , Rice had a career-high 10 catches for 136 yards. In Week 10 against the Detroit Lions , Rice broke his 176 yard mark, with a 7 catch, 201 yard performance against the Lions. He currently has a total of 1200 receiving yards in the season. On November 18, 2009 Rice was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week, the first time he has received that award. Also, during the same year, he was selected to his first Pro Bowl . In Week 17 of the 2009 NFL season, Rice caught 6 receptions for 112 yards, along with 2 touchdowns. This helped to complete a 44-7 rout of the New York Giants and help the Vikings to a 12-4 regular season record. This was enough for them to secure the 2nd seed in the NFC Playoffs .
Coming off a bye-week in the first round of the playoffs, Rice and the Vikings played host to the NFC East champions Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at the Metrodome . Rice played exceptionally well against the Cowboys, catching 6 throws from Brett Favre for 141 yards and 3 touchdowns , with a long of 47 yards. The next week in the NFC Championship Game, The Saints defense held Rice down to where he wasn't a big threat and they would later lose in overtime 28-31.
Career receiving statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Yards | Y/R | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 31 | 396 | 12.8 | 4 |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 4 |
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 83 | 1,312 | 15.8 | 8 |
| Total | - | 42 | 129 | 1,849 | 14.3 | 16 |
References
- ^ http://www.vikings.com/media-vault/videos/Rice-Presser-1115/d0e8cf32-292b-4b5f-abef-8dad49d9f368
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=169717
- ^ http://www.southcarolinagamecocks.com/index070208.html
- ^ "Sidney Rice, South Carolina,WR:2007 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile" . Nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=56988&draftyear=2007&genpos=WR . Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/scorecard/nflnews.asp?articleID=268207
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=300103016
- ^ http://espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=300117016
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2010011700/2009/POST19/cowboys@vikings
External links
- Official Website
- Sidney Rice on Twitter
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio
- Vikings.com Minnesota Vikings bio
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