Biography[]
Simeon Rice (Simeon Rice) was born on February 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois. After going to high school at Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL), Rice attended the University of Illinois. Rice made his professional debut in the NFL in 1996 with the Arizona Cardinals. He has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Arizona Cardinals over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that 2003 was Simeon Rice's best year, as he recorded 15 sacks.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Sack/Safety Stats[]
1996
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
12.5
|
0
|
1997
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
1998
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
10
|
0
|
1999
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
16.5
|
0
|
2000
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
15
|
7.5
|
0
|
2001
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
11
|
0
|
2002
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
15.5
|
0
|
2003
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
15
|
0
|
2004
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
12
|
0
|
2005
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
14
|
0
|
2006
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
11 year NFL career
|
166
|
121
|
0
|
Interception Stats[]
1996
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1997
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1998
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1999
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
ARI
|
NFL
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2001
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2002
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
1
|
30
|
30
|
0
|
2003
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
2
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
2004
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2005
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
15
|
1
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
2006
|
TAM
|
NFL
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11 year NFL career
|
166
|
5
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
Trivia[]
See also[]
Awards[]
- Won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1996
- Won the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year in 1996