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 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:38 am Post subject: Seahawks WR Sidney Rice to retire due to concussions |
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/23/seahawks-receiver-sidney-rice-is-retiring/
| Quote: | Seahawks receiver Sidney Rice is retiring
The Seattle Seahawks will enter the 2014 season with one less player than they expected to have.
Per a league source, receiver Sidney Rice has decided to retire from football. The source says that the 27-year-old Rice’s decision arises from his history of concussions.
More recently, Rice has been unable to play due to a knee injury suffered during the 2013 season. A torn ACL caused him to miss eight games in the regular season and the playoffs.
Signed in 2011 after four seasons in Minnesota, Rice never came close to matching a breakout season third season in the league. With Brett Favre arriving in Minnesota, Rice generated 1,312 receiving yards in 2009. Since then, he has appeared in 16 regular-season games only once.
Cut after the 2013 season by the Seahawks, Rice rejoined Seattle in April after getting clearance from Dr. James Andrews. Rice was due to earn a base salary of $1 million this year. |
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Grammer
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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He was never very good. Brett Favre set him up for the rest of his life tho.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Smart move. Concussion studies will probably cause more to retire early.
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Moses
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Good for him, if he has doubts or his heart just isn't in it, he shouldn't be doing it anymore. There comes a time when you have to put your health and your family first, he's made his money and now it's time for him to start that next chapter.
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kcxiv
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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Its not doubts or his heart being in it. Its that he has had major major concussions and his doctors advised him that its not in his best interest to play anymore. Im sure they went as far as saying retire without give him any thought of continuing.
Dude has been hit hard a few times. |
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