"Simeon James Rice" is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois Fighting Illini football/Illinois.

In his 12-year NFL career, Rice recorded 122 sacks, forced 25 fumbles, recovered 8, and intercepted 5 passes. He earned three Pro Bowl selections and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII. He has also played for the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Hartford Colonials/New York Sentinels.

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I'm going to say it early. I think we've got a dynasty. The offense is just getting going, and they're only going to get better.

A distant memory. Many moons ago. Now, we're looking forward. It's the future. We're living it now. We're in the moment. It's a whole another ballgame. It's a whole another perspective. It's this year. It's about what we have. It's about pioneering back to new things and getting ourselves back to winning things like Super Bowls.

It's going to be a showing of what we are all about and what were trying to get accomplished for the whole year. As a whole, this game is appropriate for so many reasons.

He's a big, strong guy. He can throw the ball the length of the field and take big hits. He's what you want at quarterback. He's the next level.

Right now he's one of our best defensive players. ... He's like our 12th man.

That's the type of thing we can do on defence. We want to do something special.

Both philosophies came to a head, and clashed today. Better offense? Better defense? Can old players play? Everything. All those different things played out today. But the truest story that's known to man today is that we're truly No. 1.

There's no hard feelings. We've got something great going on. We've got a real good head coach, who sets a great tone . . . got players who have one common goal. In the end, we're trying to get to Detroit. Don't let anybody fool you. That's why we're in this game.

We needed this, it's a rite of passage game, ... When you get through a game like this, it shows you what you're about and shows you where you're trying to go. ... At certain points, this is a journey. And it was a hell of a journey today.