Who is rice in nfl football

And incredibly, from to , Jerry Rice never sat out a game. During his career, Rice worked right along side some of the greatest football stars of the Eighties and Nineties.

One teammate with whom he had developed both a close working and personal relationship with was legendary San Francisco quarterback, Joe Montana. I would just be out of my running pattern and the ball would be in the air.

The 49ers were down late in the game when the offense got the ball on their own eight-yard line with little more than three minutes left on the clock. Rice remembers that first huddle after they took possession.

Finally, Montana says, 'Okay guys, we're just going to move this ball eighty or so yards down the field. Rice also took his share of hard hits from opponents. Atwater and Smith were really big hitters, and your only hope was to bounce off of them when they hit you. Amazingly, Rice didn't experience a major injury until when two serious knee injuries put him on the sidelines for the first time in his career. He credits his longevity to the work ethic he learned growing up in a rural Mississippi community.

Not only did he continue to work out through the off-season, he was so structured and dedicated that his workouts were also scheduled for a particular time each day. And, everything he put in his body was calculated to give him the finest nutrition and energy possible. He believed the maintenance of his weight was a top priority for him to be the best-conditioned athlete he could be. He calculated every single aspect of training, nutrition and even the amount of sleep he received to improve and refine his performance.

Things changed, though, when I went to college. Fortunately, Rice only encountered a few minor dental injuries — just a couple of chipped teeth that were corrected with caps full crowns. While in the NFL he became a regular patient to the dentist — something he wouldn't have done on his own as a youth. He also admits to being more afraid of going to the dentist than facing pound football players on the field. Did his children inherit the same reticence about visiting the dentist?

I think they just grew up in an atmosphere where it was a normal part of life to go to the dentist. Rice seems to have gotten over his early hesitancy about dental work. He regularly goes for cleaning and occasional whitening for a brighter smile — a smile that comes easily nowadays. It's just great to see them come into their own. TD Career Player Split Finder.

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