Jerry Rice Mulls Retirement

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

yahoo.com

9/5/05

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspsctnhdln>Jerry Rice mulls retirement</TD></TR><TR><TD height=7><SPACER width="1" type="block" height="1"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By EDDIE PELLS, AP Sports Writer
September 4, 2005
DENVER (AP) -- Jerry Rice was checked out of his hotel in Denver on Sunday, as he contemplated whether to retire or play his final season as a fourth or fifth receiver for the Broncos.

Rice survived Denver's cutdown to 53 players Saturday.
But his agent, Jim Steiner, said the NFL's all-time leading receiver had been notified by Broncos coach Mike Shanahan that he would not be their No. 3 receiver.

``That's out of the picture,'' Steiner said.


Steiner said Rice wanted to close out his career no lower than a third receiver.

``That's what his goal was,'' Steiner said. ``That's what he wanted.''
Workers at the hotel where Rice has stayed since he signed with Denver -- a golf resort close to the Broncos facility -- said Rice's golf clubs were gone, and he checked out of the hotel late last week. Steiner said Rice was in San Francisco on Sunday and a decision would likely come Monday, after he had a chance to meet with Shanahan.

The 42-year-old Rice signed with the Broncos this summer in hopes of playing a 21st season with a winner.

Midway through training camp, he moved ahead of Darius Watts as the team's third receiver. But in the third preseason game, last week against Indianapolis, Watts was playing ahead of Rice when the Broncos lined up in three-receiver sets.

In the preseason finale against Arizona, Rice played more, but that was because the starters were on the bench. Hampered by a nagging foot injury, Rice caught only four passes for 24 yards in the preseason and had trouble getting open.

Denver kept six receivers on its final roster, including Rice, Watts, Charlie Adams and Todd Devoe.

Walking off the field after Denver's final preseason game Friday, Rice told the Denver Post: ``Those guys deserve to be on the field. They worked real hard. The thing is, I'm going to hold my head high if it doesn't work out.'' At this point, it looks as if Watts is the third receiver and the other three are competing for the final two spots. If Denver stays with six receivers, Rice could be put in the position of being inactive for some of the team's games.
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[Buckin' A]

He just announced his retirement at a 1:30 press conference.

He is/was the greatest.

 

[ScarletBlood31]

Yeah Rice will be remembered as the best there was at his position. He did kind of drag his career out through those last few years at Oakland and then Seattle, and Denver would have definitely been excessive. But he still was productive so how can you blame him.

 

[BB73]

ESPM showed a graphic last night. They took his career records for catches, yards, and TD's - and subtracted the second place guy's total in each category. Then they said that are only 24 guys that have put up numbers that matched the difference between Rice's records and the second place totals.

Very impressive.

 

[scarletngrey11]

greatest nfl player of all time, not just wide reciever. he was a class act and kept his mouth shut and played the game.

the league will miss his presence, i hope to see him try coaching.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Good luck see you in Canton in 5 years!!!
Bye, Jerry
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=ctopcap>The record-holder: 1,549 catches, 22,895 receiving yards, 197 TDs. (AP)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[AirForceBuck]

Even though I could not stand the damn Niners (Im a Cowboy fan), he is the greatest reciever in the history of pro football. Good luck Jerry, and you will be remembered as the best.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

TO needs to take a step back and look at Jerry Rice... Rice is a class act that never acted like a selfish prick that is trying to ruin the game.

 

[BuckBackHome]

The machine (He is not a man) holds 38 NFL records. I saw a list of some of his records and the guys in second place are so far back they can barely see him. Mark May actually said something halfway intelligent. That SF should put him on their roster for one day so he can retire a 49er. I doubt it will happen, but it would be nice.