Aw, what a shame. Rice should be removed from the HOF. Once the league cracked down, everyone stopped. It wasnt a surprise, it just got national attention because of the playoff game. Those are all non-scandals. Not defending the cheating, but it is important to understand the background. But I was always in search of that perfect game, and I never got it. All the junk thrown at Brady and the Pats have bounced off and gotten the accusers very dirty. For the fifth-straight year, and 10th overall, Rice not only was selected to the Pro Bowl but also the All-Pro First-Team. What is different is that the PATRIOTS GOT CAUGHT and instead they were rewarded with playing a Super Bowl game. Some fans simply some dont appreciate teams which resort to cheating. Doesnt really matter.the Patriots are the biggest cheating scumbags to ever play in the NFL, hands down, and its really not all that close. I felt proud every time I put on that uniform. *Bill Walsh. Im curious what the news will be when the world finds out that the Pats did nothing. The following is a list of characters, including the main cast and those who appear alongside the main cast in the series. What a terrible article. texts to send an aries man Search. And his gloves with stickum helped get him to Canton. Lets see, he played in both Super Bowls against the Bengals and had significant catches. He was like magic. Yes, he blatantly violated the league rules., By Jason Cole, Yahoo Sports Friday, Sep 14, 2007. [1st] Most Combined Net Yards, Career 23,546 Got caught doing what? 1990s All-Decade Team inside: Lewis stands and "I am a rock and rollin', country-and-western, rhythm and blues-delivers, 1957; (below) singin' motherfucker," then proceeded to play a 40-minute set Benmont . #5: Defamation of Character is a SERIOUS CRIME people wake up Haters and smell the stink of your own biased self righteous bigotry. Its not the Pats. You cant because it doesnt. Trolls will once again find some asinine excuse that what Rice did wasnt cheating. [1st] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Game 3 (vs. Denver, Super Bowl XXIV; vs. San Diego, Super Bowl XXIX) Throw them away, Tom, Jerry, Rodgers, Steve, and etc. about an opponent than any former player can tell them. Nonetheless, there will be a chorus of idiots who will say it is a cover-up and the Patriots are habitual line-steppers. Stickum will be the first product admitted to the Hall of Fame. I found this page that says Terrell Owens had ~118 drops in his career (not including his last year). All middle aged football fans lives are a lie. He saw how fast I sprinted away from him and realized I could put my speed to better use. Jets How Many Drops Did Jerry Rice Have In His Career | StatMuse Jerry Rice played 20 seasons for the 49ers, Raiders and Seahawks. RICE. As anyone with an engineering degree should know, ADVANTAGE IS RELATIVE. Without a doubt, Jerry Rice is the best receiver to ever lace up his cleats. Feb 7, 2015 10:51 AM 1987 Offensive Player of the Year (AP, PW) To me, he owes the Pats a huge apology. In 1986, Rice recorded a season that began perhaps the finest stretch by any receiver in NFL history. First, if everyone is doing it, it is still cheating. Help me understand. The league didnt bother to enforce it. Jerry Rice Legends 89 OVR - Madden NFL 22 - MUT.GG Joe Montana's passing numbers were off. ), or Aaron Rodgers admitting he over-inflates the balls before games, or the Jets coaches illegally lining up on the sidelines during punts to block gunners from the other team, and on and on and on. Regardless, its now clear that the greatest receiver of all time cheated and its hard not to wonder whether Rice discovered the glove-stickum combo at some point during a rocky rookie season that featured nearly enough drops to get him benched. Now all of the top receivers will speak out about how they never had to use stickum. Indeed, Rice at one point in 1985ditched his glove and went back to catching footballs bare-handed. My hands got me here.. Rice started at wide receiver. But I am excited about tomorrow. His drops killed the 49ers. Skip to main content. On top of all the other examples of other teams cheating so many times Jerry Rice just put one more right on the top of the pile. Very bad day for your legacy. If not for you, Emmitt, and the Dallas Cowboys, there would be three more Super Bowl rings on my fingers (laughter). How you think some footballs being a tick under 12.5 psi is a greater advantage than a teams #1 WR having a banned substance on his gloves to help him catch the ball is beyond moronic. ago I wouldnt have any bad feelings at all towards the Pats if they didnt cheat and I bet thats how the majority of the haters feel to. Pass Receiving Titles: 1986, 1990, 1996 [Tied for 3rd] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Game 3 (eight times), Postseason Records ESPN still has Haleys comments pinned to the top of their NFL page, but curiously no mention of Jerry Rices hypocrisy in their OWN video! The only balls deflated were Edelmens from the tinder girl. If Moss put in the time earlier in his career like he did later on he would of been #1 and the game hasnt really felt right without his presence. Sorry Charles Haley but were going to reverse our decision to admit you into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. [1st] Most Yards From Scrimmage, Career 23,540 I really believe the Carolina GM is the biggest of them all. Hes just been better at the end of games then every other QB in history, and that has turned a lot of losses into wins. If we go to such great lengths to get one game right, then any evidence of cheating must be punished. 1988 XXII Washington [1st] Most Receptions, Career 37 Unless its your own QB, in which case you pretend it never happened. At least Jerry Rice admits when hes cheating. He made the Pro Bowl with the Raiders in 2002 and proved that he. He couldnt catch cold, and then he turned into a great WR. Football Falls in Overtime Heartbreaker at VMI, 37-34 . 2, Fitz is just 117 receptions away from tying. The colts trying to frame another franchise, or turning up the heat in the visiting locker room when the visitors were all sick, or failing to provide anything other than hot water to that same teamthats more in line with the traditional definition of cheating. Your QB has admitted to cheating! And is everyone in Montana a real badass? Rice started at wide receiver. Rice, who was named first-team All-Pro 11 consecutive seasons and voted to 13 Pro Bowls, is also a member of the NFLs All-Decade Teams of the 1980s and 1990s and NFLs 75th Anniversary Team. No doubt Cris Carter will take advantage of this to try to get some recognition. [1st] Most Consecutive Games with a Pass Reception 225 (1985-2000) The day he stepped on our surface in Santa Clara, you could tell he was different. BTW, all this makes me still say, Barry Sanders is the best of all time. What a terrible article. Rices reputation as a player will never change in my opinion as he is and always will be the greatest WR of all time. . It helped his grip. with only one football being severely deflated (the one in Colts possession) and all the others being just a few ticks under (which would seem normal when the Pats say the set their balls at 12.5 and then they are brought out into colder air), it appears there may a good possibility the Colts tampered with the ball to frame the Pats, which would explain the unusual amount of time the NFL is taking to investigate this. Brenden Rice took his talents out west, where his dad became a legend for the San Francisco 49ers. - Rice had a career-high 122 receptions in 1996, leading to 1,848 receiving yards, which was a new NFL record. It was a dream come true to be drafted by the 49ers, and I'm so proud to be part of such a classy organization, with the greatest owner ever, Eddie DeBartolo. Wait a minute .. Jerry Rice ADMITS to using a banned substance stickum says that everybody did it, and says that it didnt really give him an advantage. I dont watch the game to listen to them. If Rice got caught while doing it he wouldve been fined or suspended. SUPER BOWL XLIX This doesnt change any of his accomplishments or anything. Jerry is the G.O.A.T point blink!!!!!! He caught the ball with his bare hands and didnt need to cheat with stickum. I am a 49er fan and I wonder what prompted Rice to make an absolute fool of himself. Super Bowl XXIII MVP Best to just keep quiet about others affairs as a public figureor get a PFT handle and hide like the rest of us. No one game more exemplified his ability to raise his level of play when the lights were at the brightest, the night he broke Jim Browns career touchdown record. They are either illegal or they are not. Roger Goodell must be getting grayer by the minute. Everything he worked for, everything he strived for, and everything that meant anything to him, this all comes to fruition now with his induction into this great Hall of Fame. There have always been unscrupulous people but it seems most people are today and thats a damn shame. Spy-gate: The Patriots were fined for something that had been legal until 2007. [1st] Most Consecutive Game with a Pass Reception 28 [2nd] Most Pass Receptions, Season 112 (1994) To my Dancing With the Stars family, you provided me with a whole new audience to thrill and a new challenge, another venue where I could be judged and triumph over my fear. [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Game 215 (vs. Cincinnati, Super Bowl XXII) And since sideline taping was not illegal before 2007 it was by definition not cheating. umm the so-called deflate-gate was against the COLTS in the AFC title game. Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver. Everybody does it so what? [1st] Most Touchdowns, Season 23 (1987) Rice was an incredibly dominant player who racked up records, mostly with the 49ers. DUH We all know this with pure scientific observation of our tires every winter DUH Just like every other team. All I want is for you to do is win championships. And, man, did the 49ers win under Eddie DeBartolo. That was it, nothing more. Everybody else cheats too! its not to justify the actions of Spygate, but rather to say, Why are you self-righteously piling on the Pats when every other team/player is also pushing to the edge of the rules too?. jerry rice total career drops. Your QB has admitted to cheating! I work hard to keep in shape, I work hard on the practice field, I work hard in a game. Its not the Pats. We know that players used stickum, no doubt they still do and Im sure all teams fiddle with the ball PSI. 2. What a joke. Kind of like a prizefighter who has been hit with so many rights hes begging for a left. Gloves totally disallow their use from the NFL. Otherwise we risk watching a game of lies. Im sure looking back none of the survivors would say the cheating was worth it, but they cannot turn back the clock now. How this doesent tarnish legacies related to those great? 49er teams is beyond me? He had five receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns, one of which was a 61-yarder. News flash. That Super Bowl was simply amazing and yet people are still talking about cheating. And ESPN has turned into a joke of a network! Cheated to win Superbowls and break records should be thrown out of canton. Jerry was my favorite player growing up and is maybe the number one reason why I learned to love the game. stickumgate, textgate, reverse deflategate, pumpedinnoisegatethe Pats have been this good, this long because they ARE this good. New England then played Miami in the final game of the season, setting up a rematch in the first-round of the playoffs the following weekend. Ha, the nerds are going to have a field day with this. Scared about surviving the flight, excited like I am now because I knew I was joining a great team that had already won two Super Bowls. Just like all the other haters on ESPN. I am not of the If you aint cheating, you aint trying philosophy, apparently. Youre stupid if you dont, frankly. If the Colts footballs were properly inflated AFTER that game them they must of been overinflated before that game. Same thing, Jerry #equalplayingfield. Amass enough victories against those guys and get 2 playoff games at home and that is a dynasty. No theres not. 1996 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Player of the Game, Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame: February 6, 2010 Before landing. Beyond that, the Patriots defense even communicated to each other using the Dolphins offensive signals as cues. The Patriots were proved to cheat in spygate. What I DO take umbrage with Jerry Rice is him flat out calling the Pats cheaters based on an initial report from a Colts friendly sports writer and a leak from an anonymous source by Chris Mortensen (Colts personnel maybe). ** JERRY RICE CHEATED AND CLEALY ADMITS IT, *********************************************. If the NFL comes back with the results of the Deflategate investigation and say the Pats did nothing, the fans that hate them will just scream that theres a cover up. The Seahawks were proved to cheat not too long ago by not following the no contact rules. 1.Tuck Rule was neither cheating or put in place for the benefit of the Pats, it was a horrible rule that was correctly called on the field. [Tied 2nd] Most Consecutive Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving 3 (four times) [1st] Most Touchdowns, Career 19 Tom says Were NOT DONE YET Had they filmed from the designated location, there is no SpyGate. He had earned a total of ten awards. If Rice hadnt said Im going to be point blank, I feel like its cheating, with regard to the Patriots, I would have given him a pass, but he now comes across as a hypocritical fool only concerned with his legacy. JERRY RICE 2021 DONRUSS OPTIC FOOTBALL #DT-30 DOWNTOWN PRIZM 49ERS NM-MT. I love you, mom. Jerry had gotten the NFL All-Rookie Team award in 1985. No doubt Cris Carter will take advantage of this to try to get some recognition. What did Brady know about the ball boy going into the bathroom. Even if every single team in the NFL cheated in one way or another, it wouldnt change the fact that Goodells relationship with Kraft almost assures that the Patriots will never be punished. All Super Bowl winning teams have cheated. We went on then to win the Super Bowl in Miami, against the Cincinnati Bengals. Also, when I read comments by people about taped practices, SB walkthroughs, etc. Then throw in the cheating. Cheated rings are useless, now that every one knows about it. Feb 7, 2015 10:41 AM #equalplayingfield.. It's not an apples to apples comparison . On Friday, PFT pointed out (at the behest of multiple Patriots fans) a recent admission from Rice that he applied stickum to his gloves. if EVERYONE did it ,its not cheating Jerome your own coach said he did the same thing! Jerry Rice is the current record-holder for most receiving yards in a career with 22,895 and has a mind-blowing lead of 5,403 yards over the 2nd-place receiver, Larry Fitzgerald. The issue I have is with the fact that he made multiple comments about the Patriots, calling them cheaters, and then saying they deserve an asterisk next to their title if they won the Super Bowl. The rest were slightly, which would be weather and physics related. Jets, Jan. 12, 2002), NFL Statistical Championships [2nd] Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League, Pass Receiving Yardage 3 (1993-1995) He dropped everything in sight during his rookie year and then suddenly developed hands like glue. I think most Pats fans, like me, could care less about Rice using stickum. [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Game 11 (vs. Cincinnati, Super Bowl XXII) Belichick was arrogant and broke the rules by illegally positioning video camera. Im too lazy to look it up but werent there teams in the 90s whose D-lines used Vaseline on their jerseys? All-Pro: 1986 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW), 1987 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW), 1988 (AP, PFWA, SN, PW), 1989 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW), 1990 (AP, PFWA, NEA, SN, PW), 1991 (SN, PW), 1992 (AP, PFWA, SN, NEA), 1993 (AP, PFWA, SN), 1994 (AP, PFWA, SN), 1995 (AP, PFWA, SN), 1996 (AP, PFWA, SN), All-Pro Second Team: 1988 (NEA), 1991 (NEA), 2002 (AP), All-NFC: 1986 (UPI, PW), 1987 (UPI, PW), 1988 (UPI, PW), 1989 (UPI, PW), 1990 (UPI, PW), 1991 (PW), 1992 (UPI, PW), 1993 (UPI, PW), 1994 (UPI, PW), 1995 (UPI, PW), 1996 (UPI, PW), (13) 1987, 1988, 1989*, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995*, 1996, 1997*, 1999, 2003, (at time of his retirement following 2004 season), [1st] Most Touchdowns, Career 208 They let them cheat for 6+ years with a deflated ball, and the league does nothing about it. [1st] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving 8 Probably did. I was always running, even before I played sports. Odel Beckham JR uses superglue on his gloves. I wonder how much Joe Montana and Steve Youngs career totals were impacted to this? This should be a reminder to retired NFL players who have media deals not to get caught up in media hype. Russ Grimm, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, John Randle, another 49er Rickey Jackson, and, of course, the NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith. What ever happened to taking your losses like a man? Willie is here today. - Developed press releases, bylines, interview briefing docs, media pitches, and other social media copy content. bigcid10 says: Furthermore, his records could be tainted. Reminds me of one of my grandfathers old-timer sayingsyou talk long, you talk wrong. The dynasties of yesteryear were torn apart by other leagues like the USFL for example, the Dolphins 3 key players on offense left the team to the USFL Csonka, Warfield and Kiick and 3 of their coaches also left for the USFL. And the NFL does not care since theyve never enforced the fine on the books for that. . I am stunned one man can be so nonchalant about ALL of this. Throw them away, Tom, Jerry, Rodgers, Steve, and etc. When youve been proven to cheat, youve been caught; now havent you? With Deflate Gate, and Seattle making a mind numbing dumb call at the end, yup the Pats indeed have their fourth asterisk. Cornerbacks are the best athletes on the team; they wouldn't be out there if they weren't. 2006 XL Pittsburgh Some of these apply to hall of famers. #4: 5th Grade Science as well as college science dictates loss of air pressure as temperature drops. Does this and deflated footballs honestly matter? Theres a lot of fear out there in Patriots land being masked by ego and bravado.. This stuff goes on all the time in sports and only a fraction of those involved get caught and probably even less than that get exposed to the public. I wonder if Haley will call for an asterisk next to his 49er super bowl wins since their best receiver was openly cheating? - Pitched and secured placements for interviews & bylines in media: Channel News Asia, Straits Times & Bangkok Post, etc. [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Career 1,549 define hypocrite. Live by example and dont point fingers is a wise philosophy. [2nd] Most Yards Receiving, Season 1,570 (1986) What Im getting out of this is, yeah, the Patriots did cheat. [2nd] Most Yards Receiving, Game 149 (vs. San Diego, Super Bowl XXIX) *Everything related to the 49ers dynasty years. so why no one was making a big deal when other teams broke the rules??? Sad that some Pats fans will think this sort of revelation justifies their own teams repeated shenanigans. NFLs 75th Anniversary Team So that gets us to the matter of Belichick and his videotaping. They hate the Pats with a passion. *BRADY *& *PATS* the *ONLY* Team in NFL History to win the Super Bowl when behind ten points or more in fourth quarter. Pathetic. It is a completely different thing when the ORGANIZATION cheats and involves ball boys in a deliberate attempt to create an advantage for their team versus another team by tampering with the NFL process. But its cool though right? As a Ravens fan, I am sure glad I dont have to find comfort in how many other people are cheating in order for me to feel good about our Super Bowl wins. I'm so looking forward to seeing you make your mark in this world. 3. END OF VIDEO. Time to put an asterisk on their SB wins! Jerrys greatest contribution to the game of football is the way he carried himself. Over 24 games, Rice caught 134 passes for 2,177 yards and 23 TDs. PS Pats havent won a Super Bowl since.6 days ago. What the hell people?? Rice started at wide receiver. Its rules of the time. Rice recorded 21 catches for 299 yards and three touchdowns at Colorado this season. GETTING WHOOPED BY THE NFLS GREATEST DYNASTY IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE. The one problem Walsh and the 49ers faced in the 1985 draft was they had won the Super Bowl the previous year, hence holding the final pick in Round 1. Rice is the career leader in most major statistical categories for wide receivers, [11] including receptions, receiving touchdowns, receiving yards, scrimmage yards, and total touchdowns, holding the postseason records for these statistics, and once held the single season records for yards and touchdowns. [Tied for 2nd] Most Consecutive Game with Receiving Touchdown 8 (1989) Spygate? Its a shame that stud young WRs like Odell Beckham have to see cheaters like Jerry Rice* as his example. The stadium was my stage, and I was there every Sunday to put on a performance for the fans. These the FACTS !!! Did Odell Beckham use stickum to make that great catch last year ? If the Colts or Patriots are found guilty of it, then they cheated. So after whacks with a leather strap, he forced me to meet with Charles Davis, our head football coach, who convinced me to come out for the team. Hey, one question: If they were doing secret things back then much worse than the league revealed, how come their winning % is higher since Spygate? Of two things we can be sure. Rice is an idiot for what he said and stickum is waaaaay more relevant than spygate, bountygate, or pretend imaginary deflated balls, but who cares.

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