Simeon Rice

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simeon Rice
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 24, 1974(1974-02-24)
Age	50
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aquarius

Simeon Rice Biography

Simeon Rice is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on February 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. American professional footballer who is well-known for his role as a defensive defender in the New York Sentinels as well as the Indianapolis Colts. He has been awarded three Pro Bowl selections and won the Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Super Bowl XXXVII.

He was a student at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago which was the same school that which He attended Mount Carmel High School in Chicago which was the same school Donovan McNabb and Antoine Walker also attended. and Antoine Walker also attended.

Simeon James Rice (/ˈ s ɪ m i ən / ; born February 24, 1974) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. He is 20th all-time in sacks (122) in NFL history.

In the 1996 NFL draft, Simeon Rice was selected third overall by the Arizona Cardinals. He was selected after Keyshawn Johnson and Kevin Hardy. After a contract dispute that lasted through training camp, Rice signed a 4-year, $9.5 million deal. Lining up at defensive end, Rice’s first snap as a pro resulted in a tackle for a 2-yard loss on Indianapolis Colts running back Marshall Faulk. At the end of September, Rice had 5 sacks and was named NFL defensive rookie of the month. At the end of the season, Rice had 12.5 sacks which tied a rookie record and he was voted NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. In Rice’s second season with the Cardinals, they finished 4-12. The fans grew impatient with the team. Rice himself lost the admiration of the fans by playing semi-professional basketball for the Philadelphia Power of the USBL. He played 11 minutes a game averaging 2.5 points and was paid $400 a game. In Rice’s third season, the Cardinals made the playoffs and won their first post-season game since 1947. That season Rice had 10 sacks, 23 quarterback pressures, and 4 fumble recoveries. The following year, the team slipped to 6-10 in part because of injuries to many of their star players. Despite the team’s poor play, Rice had 16.5 sacks and was named to his first Pro-Bowl. The next season, the year 2000, Rice was due a big pay increase, but the contract negotiation kept him off the field until the second game of the regular season. Rice had 7.5 sacks and the Cardinals fell to 3-13. At the end of the season, Rice was a free agent and was anxious to go to a new team.

He was was raised in Chicago, Illinois and was the second of five children.

Simeon Rice Net Worth

Simeon Rice is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Simeon Rice 's net worth $22.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Mount Carmel High School in Chicago where he was an offensive back. Then he went on to an undergraduate program at University of Illinois and in 1996, he was picked as the third pick of Arizona Cardinals in the NFL draft.

He is well-known for being named”the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in the year 1996.

Rice attended Mount Carmel High School on Chicago’s south side, the same school as former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and former NBA star Antoine Walker. Simeon Rice was born February 24, 1974, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the second born of five children. His family lived in a 5 room house on Chicago’s south side. His father worked on the assembly line at Ford and his mother was a school teacher who worked with troubled children.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Rice to a 5-year deal worth more than $30 million. He joined a defense that carried Tampa Bay to the playoffs the year before. His first season as a Buccaneer, Rice had 64 tackles and 11 sacks and the Buccaneers made the playoffs, but fell to the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-9. After the loss, head coach Tony Dungy was fired. The Buccaneers traded two 1st round picks and two 2nd round picks to the Oakland Raiders for Jon Gruden. Gruden’s high-energy style and the addition of Keenan McCardell and Michael Pittman to the offense helped the Buccaneers reach the Super Bowl. They beat the Oakland Raiders 48-21 for the first Super Bowl victory in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ history. Rice had 5 tackles and 2 sacks in the Super Bowl and 15.5 sacks on the season, including 11 sacks in a 5-game span. Over the next 3 seasons, the Buccaneers only had one with a winning record and lost the only playoff appearance they had. Rice had impressive seasons, recording 15, 12, and 14 sacks. The 2006 season saw the Buccaneers fall to 4-12 and Rice only had 2 sacks in 8 games played. He finished the second half of the season on injured reserve and was released by the Buccaneers before the start of the next season because of a failed physical.

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After three days of practice, University of Illinois defensive coordinator Denny Marcin told Rice’s parents that their son was destined for greatness. He knew what greatness looked like after coaching Lawrence Taylor at North Carolina. In the third game of the season, Rice sacked Houston quarterback Jimmy Klingler three times and was named ABC’s Player of the game. That season, he had 9 sacks, a school record for a freshman and was voted the Big Ten rookie of the year. Simeon’s sophomore season was a disappointment for him and the team. Meanwhile, he studied hard and picked up extra credits in an attempt to graduate early. His junior season the team finished 6-5. Rice was a member of what was considered the best linebacker group in the country. His fellow linebacker Dana Howard won the Butkus award for best linebacker in the country. Kevin Hardy, another linebacker on the team, was named the team MVP. Rice had 16 sacks, a school record, and was named a 2nd team All-American. Perhaps his finest game of the season was against Washington State. He had 5 sacks, blocked a field goal, and recovered a fumble. By November, teams were devising special blocking schemes to keep Rice out of the backfield.

Is Simeon Rice a Hall of Famer?

PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Blitz co-host and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Simeon Rice is among the four players eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for 2022.

Who did Simeon Rice play for?

He earned three Pro Bowl selections and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII, beating the Oakland Raiders. He has also played for the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and New York Sentinels.

What college did Simeon Rice go to?

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

How tall is Simeon Rice?

6′ 5″

Who has the most sacks all time?

Sack Leaders
RKPLAYERSACKS
1| Bruce Smith| 200
2| Reggie White| 198
3| Kevin Greene| 160