Simeon Rice

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Simeon Rice
Date of birth	February 24, 1974
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s)	Defensive end
College	Illinois
NFL Draft	1996 / Round 1/ Pick 3rd
Pro Bowls	2003, 2002, 1999
Awards	1996 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year 1996 UPI NFC Rookie of the Year
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
1996-2000 2001-present	Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Simeon Rice (born February 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He previously played for the Arizona Cardinals. He went to University of Illinois and was drafted in 1996 by Arizona. He attended Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's south side, the same school as current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.

[edit] College career

Simeon Rice attended the University of Illinois, where he set the Big Ten Conference record for career sacks with 44.5; the record was previously held by Mark Messner of Michigan with 36. As a junior, he set a school single season sack record with 16 sacks. He was also a two-time All-American pick.

[edit] NFL career

Rice was drafted by the Cardinals with the 3rd overall pick of the 1996 NFL Draft. He garnered attention with a 12.5 sack rookie campaign, and helped lead the perennial bottom-dwelling Cardinals to an improbable playoff berth during the 1998 season. He signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent before the 2001 season and helped lead them to a Super Bowl victory in 2002, and was just edged out of the MVP voting by his teammate Dexter Jackson. His 119 career sacks rank 2nd among active players, behind Michael Strahan and 13th all-time. Rice also is the second fastest player to achieve 100 career sacks behind Eagles/Packers legend Reggie White. He is currently out for the season with a shoulder ailment.