Sidney Rice
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Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SEA | 8 | 15 | 35 | 231 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 39 |
| 2012 | SEA | 16 | 50 | 82 | 748 | 7 | 143 | 37 | 0 | 118 |
| 2011 | SEA | 9 | 32 | 57 | 484 | 2 | 123 | 19 | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 | MIN | 6 | 17 | 42 | 280 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 40 |
| 2009 | MIN | 16 | 84 | 122 | 1312 | 8 | 375 | 59 | 1 | 177 |
| 2008 | MIN | 10 | 15 | 15 | 141 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 38 |
| 2007 | MIN | 11 | 31 | 31 | 396 | 4 | 119 | 25 | 0 | 67 |
Career Summary
Sidney Rice is a former NFL wide receiver who played for Minnesota and Seattle.
NFL statistics credit Rice with 81 games, 243 receptions, 3,592 yards and 30 touchdowns. His career peak came in Minnesota's 2009 season.
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Path to the NFL
Rice entered the NFL with Minnesota and made an immediate receiving contribution as a rookie.
NFL statistics show that he caught 31 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games during the 2007 season. His role grew into a starting position by 2009.
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NFL Career
Rice played four seasons with Minnesota and three with Seattle.
His 2009 Vikings season produced 83 catches for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns. With Seattle in 2012, he added 50 catches for 748 yards and seven scores.
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Career Accomplishments
Rice's 1,312 receiving yards in 2009 were the high point of his NFL career.
Minnesota's 2009 statistics list Rice as the team leader in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. NFL data shows 19 receptions of at least 20 yards and seven of at least 40 yards that season.
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Playing Style
Rice was a productive vertical receiver whose best seasons featured high yards-per-catch averages.
NFL career statistics list a 14.8-yard average per reception and 51 catches of at least 20 yards. In both 2009 Minnesota and 2012 Seattle seasons, he averaged at least 15 yards per catch.
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Legacy
Rice's 2009 Vikings season and later Seattle work define his NFL legacy.
He exceeded 1,300 receiving yards in 2009 and later posted 748 yards and seven touchdowns for Seattle in 2012. Seahawks materials have continued to feature him among the club's former players.
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Post-Career
Rice retired from the NFL in 2014 and later pursued business ventures in the Seattle area.
NFL reported that Rice decided to retire after his Seahawks career. Seattle reporting later identified him as the owner of Wingstop restaurants and Drip City Coffee, and reported his entry into the wine industry.
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