When was ray rice drafted

Rice finished out the season with rushing yards on carries and had receiving yards on 33 receptions. It was announced during training camp that Rice won the starting running back job over Willis McGahee for the NFL season, and that Le'Ron McClain would be switching back to full time fullback duties.

McClain and McGahee had been the primary runningbacks the previous year. In the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs , Rice rushed for yards on 19 carries, which was his second career yard rushing game. In week 3, Rice rushed for his first pro touchdown against the Browns. On October 11, , he caught his first touchdown reception against the Cincinnati Bengals. On October 18, , Week 6 Rice led his team in both rushing and receiving yards against the Minnesota Vikings.

He rushed for yards off 10 carries, scoring 2 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for yards in the loss. In week 14, Rice had career-bests rushing yards and total yards, scoring one touchdown. In week 16 at the Pittsburgh Steelers , Rice rushed for a career-high 30 times for yards, which broke a Steelers streak of 32 consecutive games without a yard rusher.

He finished the season with carries for 1, yards and 7 touchdowns, averaging 5. Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl , his first, on December 29, In the wildcard playoff game against the New England Patriots on January 10, , Rice scored an yard touchdown on the first offensive play for the Ravens, the longest play for the Ravens that season, the longest rush of his NFL career and the 2nd longest rush in NFL postseason history.

On December 20, , against the New Orleans Saints , Rice amassed a career-best yards from scrimmage rushing and 80 receiving to go along with two touchdowns.

The yards are also the third most in Ravens franchise history. Ray Rice finished the season with 1, total rushing yards, and total receiving yards. This was his second straight season to amass rushing yards. Rice left and Kris Wilson before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The season has started off well for Rice. In week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers Rice gained yards rushing and 1 touchdown, while making 4 receptions for 42 yards and 1 touchdown.

As of now, Rice is eligible to return to the league. Drafted out of Rutgers in the second round in , Rice was an immediate star and the face of the Ravens franchise. He named his daughter Rayven. In , he won a Super Bowl. So one of the hardest things for Rice has been accepting the fact that the city he grew to love so much he even spent his off-seasons there was no longer going to be home. Janay and Rayven are with him here, too, and as soon as Rice drops into a plank, his daughter runs over and planks right under him.

He made her breakfast. He took her to the zoo. Unlike his previous gym work, the focus of his new training has been more running-back specific. On this day, Rice and Caldwell are working out in a large room with a turf floor and a soccer goal against one wall. It is empty except for one guy with a shaved head doing his own furious workout in a back corner. They still have friends in common. A few minutes later, Rice is still thinking about the random dude who trains alone in order to stay fit to play a brutal game in an obscure league that barely pays a living wage.

To me that seems crazy. But Rice gets it. The Greatest Catch Ever? Many football observers seem to think Ray Rice will get a chance to play again—but not all. He missed a total of two games but never spoke of the injury publicly. Beat writers only see the 3. Rice is 28, an age at which many running backs before him have suffered precipitous career declines. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos. All rights reserved. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties.

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