Simeon Rice

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Rice

Unquestionably one of the league’s most dominate and feared pass rushers... Tenacious speed rusher who can run down any quarterback... Must be accounted for on every snap... Physical specimen whose talent is only exceeded by his work ethic... Infamous for his off-season and post-practice workout regimen... Loquacious personality with a penchant for making splash plays... Durable player who has never missed a game because of injury in his career... In 2004, became just the 22nd player in NFL history to record 100 career sacks... His 105 career sacks rank second in the NFL among active players while his average of 11.7 sacks per year ranks first among all active sack leaders... Ranks 17th on the NFL’s all-time sack list... Reached double-digit sack totals for the fourth consecutive season in 2004 and seventh time in his career... His 42.5 sacks the past three seasons (2002-04) are tops in the NFL... Has recorded 30 career multi-sack games to lead all active NFL players, with 15 coming as a member of the Buccaneers since 2001... Totaled 12 sacks in 2004 to lead the team and rank tied for fifth in the NFL... Ranked second in the NFL and led the team with 15 sacks in 2003... Dominating 2003 season culminated with his third trip to the Pro Bowl and his second as a member of the Buccaneers... Ranked first in the NFC and second in the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2002... Named first-team All-Pro in 2002 and second-team All-Pro in 2003 by the Associated Press and was honored as the 2002 NFL Alumni Defensive Lineman of the Year... Established an NFL record with at least two sacks in five consecutive games in 2002... Wreaked havoc with two sacks and another takedown on a two-point conversion in the Super Bowl XXXVII victory over the Oakland Raiders... Posted a career-high four sacks at Washington (10/12/03)... Set a personal-best mark by registering at least half-a-sack in six consecutive games in 2002... Owns the second, third and seventh highest single-season sack totals in club history (15.5 in 2002, 15 in 2003 and 12 in 2004)... In just four seasons with Tampa Bay (2001-2004), already ranks third on the club’s all-time sacks list with 53.5... Spent his first five NFL seasons (1996-2000) with the Arizona Cardinals... Led Arizona in sacks in four of his five seasons... Established Arizona club mark with 16.5 sacks in 1999 to earn first Pro Bowl berth... Was a first round draft pick (third overall) by the Cardinals in 1996, posting one of the finest rookie seasons by a defensive end in NFL history... Equaled NFL rookie sack record of 12.5 set by San Diego’s Leslie O’Neal in 1985 and then broken in 1999 by Tennessee’s Devon Kearse (14.5)... Consensus NFL defensive rookie-of-the-year in 1996... Totaled 105 sacks, 516 tackles, 27 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries, four INTs and 52 passes defended in his career... Has started in 137 of the 143 games played during his career... Also has started in six playoff contests, totaling six sacks, 19 tackles, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass defended.