Jerry Rice Jr.
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| No. -- Free agent | |||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | July 27, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth: | Atherton, California | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Atherton (CA) Menlo | ||
| College: | UNLV | ||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||
| Career history | |||
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Jerry Lee Rice Jr. (born July 27, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Washington Redskins signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Rice is the only son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice.[1]
Early life and education
Rice was born in Atherton, California and graduated from Menlo School. He played college football at UCLA, graduating with a bachelor's degree in June 2013.[2] He decided to forgo his final year of eligibility at UCLA to earn his master's degree at UNLV, where he also played football.[3]
Professional career
After his college career, Rice had a try out for the Baltimore Ravens, but wasn't signed.[4] Rice also tried out for the San Francisco 49ers, his father's former team.[5] On June 26, 2014, he signed a contract with the Washington Redskins.[6] On August 1, he suffered a torn labrum in training camp.[7] Two days later, the Redskins waived him with an injury designation.[8] After clearing waivers, he was placed on the Redskins' injured reserve.[9]
On May 4, 2015, he was waived by the Redskins.[10][11]
On June 15, 2016, Rice was released by the Montreal Alouettes.
Personal
While Rice is the middle of three children, he is the only son to NFL Hall of Fame player Jerry Rice.[1] He is also the second cousin of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews, who was selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[12]
References
- 1 2 Strauss, Chris (June 26, 2014). "Jerry Rice's son signs with the Washington Redskins". USAToday.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ Taylor, John (June 15, 2013). "Jerry Rice Jr. moves on from UCLA to UNLV". NBCSports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ Rice, Jerry (May 20, 2014). "Jerry Rice Jr. Bio". UNLVRebels.com. UNLV Rebels. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (May 19, 2014). "Ravens not signing Jerry Rice Jr. after Tryout". BaltimoreSun.com. Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Scott, Nate (May 19, 2014). "The 49ers are giving Jerry Rice Jr. a tryout". ftw.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ Hanzus, Dan (June 26, 2014). "Jerry Rice Jr. signed by Washington Redskins". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ Wilkening, Mike (August 1, 2014). "Jerry Rice Jr. suffers torn labrum". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ↑ Keim, John (August 3, 2014). "Redskins waive injured Jerry Rice Jr.". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ "Redskins' Rice Jr on IR after shoulder injury". WUSA9.com. August 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
- ↑ Keim, John (May 4, 2015). "Redskins cut 13 players, start adding UDFAs". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ↑ Florio, Mike (May 4, 2015). "Washington moves on from Jerry Rice Jr.". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ↑ Vanderbilt's Jordan Matthews a distant relative of Jerry Rice