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| Simeon Rice - |
Defensive End |
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6-5, 268
Illinois
12 years in the NFL
W-07 (DEN)
DOB: 02/24/1974 |
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Special Teams |
QB |
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Solo |
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FF |
FR |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| CAREER |
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1 |
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Was claimed off waivers by Colts from Denver on November 12, 2007…originally was D1-96 choice (third overall selection) of Arizona…signed as unrestricted free agent with Tampa Bay on March 23, 2001…was placed on reserve/injured with shoulder injury on November 22, 2006…was waived on July 27, 2007…signed as FA with Denver on September 4, 2007…was waived on November 9, 2007.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Enters 2007 with 584 career tackles, 394 solo, 121 sacks (771 yards), 5-48 interceptions, 58 passes defensed, 37 FF and eight FR…has totaled second-most sacks among active players and ranks 13th in league history with 121 sacks…posted eight seasons with 10+ sacks, fifth-most in league annals…played on Tampa Bay’s 2002 Super Bowl XXXVII championship team…posted a single-game career-high four sacks at Washington on Oct. 12, 2003.
2006: Started eight games and was inactive at Car. 11/13 and vs. Washington 11/19 before being placed on injured reserve with shoulder injury 11/22…led team with four FF…recorded 21 tackles, 15 solo, 2-15 sacks and one pass defensed…totaled four tackles and one FF in season opener vs. Bal. 9/10…had four solo tackles, one sacks and two FF vs. Car. 9/24…had two tackles at New Orleans 10/8…had four tackles, two solo vs. Cin. 10/15…added three solo stops, one sack fumble and one pass defensed at NYG 10/29…was declared inactive at Car. 11/13, marking the first time in his career he missed a contest because of injury.
2005: Started 15 of 16 games…was inactive at San Francisco 10/30…had 47 tackles, 39 solo, 14 sacks, six FF, five passes defensed and one interception…14 sacks led team and ranked third in the NFL and second in NFC…sacks total was fourth-highest of career and fourth-highest in Buccaneers history…recorded at least one sack in 12 of his 16 outings…posted double-digit sack totals for eighth time in career to lead all active NFL players and tie for fifth all-time…also marked fifth consecutive season with 10+ sacks, tying streak for fifth all-time and first among active players….had six forced fumbles, one short of club’s single-season record and his career single-season high (had seven in 1999 with Arizona)…led defense that finished as top-ranked unit in NFL in total defense, marking fourth consecutive season unit ranked in top five…recorded three tackles, two solo, one sack and one forced fumble in season opener at Min. 9/11…defense did not surrender an offensive touchdown and limited Minnesota to 33 rushing yards….registered a pair of solo tackles, one sacks and one pass defensed vs. Buf. 9/18…had season-high six tackles, including one sack, vs. Det. 10/2…had five tackles, four solo, and one sack at NYJ 10/9…registered a sack and FF vs. Miami 10/16…had one stop vs. Car. 11/6...recorded two sacks (22 yds.), two FF and one interception vs. Washington 11/13…had two tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass defensed at Atlanta 11/20…FF came in end zone and was recovered for touchdown…totaled two tackles, one sack, one FF and one pass defensed vs. Chicago 11/27…matched season high with six tackles, including one sack, at N.E. 12/17…posted 32nd multi-sack game of career with two sacks vs. Atlanta 12/24…also recorded two sacks vs. N.O. 1/1. POST-SEASON: Started NFC Wild Card Playoff game vs. Was. 1/7 and had seven tackles, 5 solo, one sack (11 yds.), and one pass defensed.
2004: Started 16 games and registered 51 tackles, 33 solo, 12-71 sacks, one forced fumble and five passes defensed…posted 100th and 101st sacks of career vs. Atlanta 12/5 to become 22nd player in NFL history with 100+ career sacks…reached double-digit sack totals for fourth consecutive season and seventh time in career…12 sacks led team and tied for fifth in the NFL…was part of defense that finished season ranked fifth in the NFL in total defense, marking third consecutive season the unit ranked in the top five…posted first seasonal sack at Oakland 9/26…had three tackles and one sack at St. Louis 10/18…totaled three tackles, two solo, and two sacks vs. Chi. 10/24…had three stops and one sack at Atlanta 11/14…registered five tackles, three solo, vs. San Francisco 11/21…totaled five tackles, three solo, and one sack—the 99th of his career—at Carolina 11/28…had two sacks and one FF in shutout vs. Atlanta 12/5 to reach and eclipse 100-sack plateau…shutout was ninth in franchise history and first of season…registered four tackles, three solo at San Diego 12/12…had eight tackles, six solo, and three sacks vs. New Orleans 12/19…marked third seasonal multi-sack game and 30th of career.
2003: Started 16 games and had 62 tackles, 45 solo, 15 sacks (117 yards), 2-12 interceptions, 10 passes defensed, six FF and one FR…sack total ranked second in NFL, while sack yardage was personal best…led team in FF and ranked second in passes defensed, while interception total marked career best…was elected to second consecutive Pro Bowl and third of career…was named Second-Team All-Pro by Associated Press… was named NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week for effort at Washington 10/12…tied club record and set a career high with four sacks (34 yards), while totaling seven tackles, six solo, one FF and one FR…was part of defense that ranked fifth in the NFL…had two sacks, one pass defensed and one FF to help defense post shutout at Philadelphia 9/8…recorded one sack, one FF, one pass defensed and third career interception vs. Carolina 9/14…recorded four tackles, two solo, and one sack at Atlanta 9/21, helping the defense limit Atlanta to 136 total yards, the seventh-best defensive effort in club history…set new career-high with second seasonal interception at San Francisco 10/19...had one sack vs. New Orleans 11/2…had sacks on consecutive plays at Carolina 11/9…notched a sack and FF vs. NY Giants 11/24...had six tackles, five solo, three sacks and one FF at New Orleans 12/7...had three tackles, two solo, vs. Houston 12/14…helped defense yield 107 total yards, tying second-lowest total in team history.
2002: Started 16 games and had 75 tackles, 45 solo, 15.5 sacks (111 yards), 1-30 interception, eleven passes defensed and six FF…sacks total led NFC and was second in NFL…was selected to second career Pro Bowl and was named All-Pro First Team by Associated Press, Second Team by Football Digest and was selected as NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman-of-the-Year…also received All-Pro honors from College and Pro Football Newsweekly, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News, and was named to Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-NFL and All-NFC teams…led defense that led league in total defense and pass defense…earned NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Month honors for November, totaling 17 tackles, 10 solo, six sacks, two FF and one pass defensed…set NFL single-season record at New Orleans 12/1, posting two-plus sacks in five consecutive games, capped by his three-sack performance against the Saints…established new career high by posting at least 0.5 sack in six straight games…recorded two tackles and one pass defensed at Baltimore 9/15…had one sack and one interception vs. St. Louis 9/23…registered six tackles, three solo, and 1.5 sacks at Atlanta 10/6…had eight tackles, one sack and one FF that was returned 11 yards by Derrick Brooks for a touchdown at Philadelphia 10/20…started six-game, multi-sack streak with two sacks at Carolina 10/27…added seven tackles, six solo, and one FF…had four tackles and two sacks vs. Minnesota 11/3…had two sacks and one FF for fourth consecutive outing vs. Carolina 11/17…in 100th career start, registered fourth consecutive multi-sack game vs. Green Bay 11/24…set an NFL record with fifth consecutive (23rd career) multi-sack game at New Orleans 12/1, recording three sacks (25 yds.) and five tackles…all three sacks came in first quarter, the last resulting in a fumble out of the end zone for a safety…had seven tackles, five solo, and one sack vs. Pittsburgh 12/23. POST-SEASON: Started three games and had 10 tackles, eight solo, two FF, one FR and four sacks...had four tackles, two solo, one sack and one FF in NFC Divisional Playoff game vs. S.F. 1/12…had one sack and one FR in NFC Championship Game vs. Philadelphia 1/19…had five solo stops and two sac
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Was two-time All-America choice at Illinois…had 45 career quarterback sacks, surpassing the previous mark of 23 by Scott Davis (1983-87)…also broke Big Ten Conference sack record of 36 by Michigan's Mark Messner (1985-88)…had 12 sacks as senior…recorded school-record 16 sacks as junior and was consensus All-America choice…had five sacks vs. Washington…holds degree in speech communications.
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Full name is Simeon Rice…born in Chicago, Ill….attended Mt. Carmel High School…was all-state choice…was teammate of QB-Donovan McNabb at Mt. Carmel…helped lead team to 26-2 mark and pair of Illinois 5-A titles…was named honorary coach during the University of Illinois' annual Orange and Blue Spring Game during the 2007 offseason…in 2004, launched a performance apparel company called T3K-Thermal 3000, a clothing line of insulating garments to keep athletes warm in cold weather…was active in several community endeavors in Tampa Bay, and provided Thanksgiving dinners to 50 families of the University Area Community Center Complex in 2004…also teamed with The FairPlay Foundation, The University Area Community Development Corporation, Inc. and Buchanan Middle School, to host The Simeon Rice Back-2-School Workout program for 50 at-risk youth at the University Center Complex in Tampa in 2004…distributes turkeys each Thanksgiving to Tampa Bay Area families at the Children's Cancer Center…also holds an annual toy drive at the Rainbow Center, a center for abused children, during the Christmas season…in first visit back to his hometown of Chicago, organized a charitable event prior to the Buccaneers' game against the Bears in 2001 to benefit Chicago Fire Fighters Union 911 Fund and the police department's "Widows and Orphans Fund" of New York.
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