Goodell is a former employee of the New York Jets. Having worn both I can tell you the UA gloves or Nike Vapor Jets of today grip much better. Seems like even without video teams have to make changes because somehow folks are learning signals. Now, for me to do this speech, I need to borrow a black sock from someone (laughter). NFL: Bounties easily go back to L.T.s time, pumping in crowd noise, signing players just to learn the secrets of their former teams, salary cap manipulation, steroids, faking injuries, taking dives to get a flag. I didn't even know why. So that gets us to the matter of Belichick and his videotaping. The Dolphins whining about this was pathetic. Cheated rings are useless, now that every one knows about it. Then Hank Strams toupee. He has three Super Bowl championships under his belt. [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Rookie Season 927 (1985) Eddie would say, I'll give you guys everything you want. A substance equal to stickum was used on all leather receivers gloves even into this century. As anyone with an engineering degree should know, ADVANTAGE IS RELATIVE. Air in footballs doesnt matter. But its cool though right? Its not the Pats. Im going to be point blank, I feel like its cheating, Rice told Jim Rome on January 22 regarding the current controversy regarding whether the Patriots deflated footballs. Football Falls in Overtime Heartbreaker at VMI, 37-34 . Middle school science. [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Career 495 You are a fan of a team that has a culture of cheating and seem to have accepted it. He had the most TDs by a receiver in the one year he play with Tom. He was selected to play in 13 Pro Bowls. Pats fans are in such denial that they resort to calling those of us who are on the side of the truth, haters., Attention All Haters Here is the FACTUAL TRUTH. [3rd] Most Touchdowns, Season 16 (1986, 1993) Thats why the investigation was concluded quickly. Behind every great fortune, there is a crime Its just that people dont care because its not the Pats. **Any San Francisco 49er *Championship team Jerry Rice was on**, *******************************************. The examples are all out there and easy to find. If I recall, the issue with stickum, and the reason for it being banned, was that it was leaving all kinds of residue on the ball. Rice is still the GOAT. 4. In addition to asterisks with his catches, guess we can throw a few up next to the 49ers titles. #3: NFL Rules seek to prevent unfair advantage in a game Rule 17 was not broken/violated in the AFC championship since it was PROVEN beyond a shadow of a doubt on national TV that ALL the footballs on both teams had zero impact on the outcome of the game. Texting on the sidelines doesnt matter. ==================================== He was named MVP of the game. RICE. Jerry Rice played 20 seasons for the 49ers, Raiders and Seahawks. People have said he still had to outwork and make the play blah blah blah. Openly admits cheating. New England fans are miffed that their first three Super Bowl wins are tainted by Spygate Some of the more notable career records include receptions (1,549); receiving yards (22,895 yards); most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (14); total touchdowns (208); and combined net yards (23,546). The former is legal; the latter is cheating. Legality is a binary, there arent degrees of illegality. NFL fans have to be some of the dumbest people on the planet. Actually mullman, you are half right the evidence was destroyed, but not after Goodell played the videos in a continuous loop on a screen behind him for all the reporters to witness as he delivered the absurd punishment. vikingdoode says: 1987 XXI NY Giants Jerrys record is some twenty five pages long. But I am excited about tomorrow. How many catches were made because of his edge? Im going to guess he says nothing. Or is it, we didnt cheat? NFLs 75th Anniversary Team *George Seifert How would a running back know all the defensive signals the dolphins use? There will never be another organization like that in the history of sports. Even though they knew I was there eventually to replace them. The ensemble cast includes Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph and William Stanford Davis. Has scored the most touchdowns in NFL history (208) and holds virtually every significant career receiving . Apparently, everyone is guilty of cheating. So in other words, Mr. Rice.you are A FRAUD! How Many Drops Did Jerry Rice Have In His Career | StatMuse Jerry Rice played 20 seasons for the 49ers, Raiders and Seahawks. Let me stand here and catch my breath. evilglazers666 regarding Patriots signing of Keith Byars years ago. If Ray had been using Antler Spray, then he ran the risk of being caught. Furthermore, his records could be tainted. Im 100% sure this post will be deleted because PFT is like North KoreaYOU MUST NEVER CRITISIZE THE SUPREME RULER KIM JUNG FLORIO! It helped his grip. At least Jerry Rice admits when hes cheating. Eat your words jerry. As a Patriots fan, I think Belichick felt that way about videotaping signals and still feels that way. Its just a shame he wont get 1/10,000th the backlash the Pats have gotten for this deflategate farce. It was as if I was saying, You're going to have to work so hard to get to where I am, and if you can pay that price, you deserve it. Stickum in the 80s isnt half as a helpful to receiver as the synthetic blend gloves that make guys like ODB make sick catches like he does- and he should. Rivalries are great for the NFL, and it's fitting that the 49ers and Cowboys are represented here today. We all want the proof that Jerry Rice is a CHEATER to be irrefutable. Rice joined the 49ers in 1985 and as a rookie just did what the rest of the league was doing. [1st] Most Yards From Scrimmage, Career 23,540 But hes got a lot of company with him. You must be logged in to leave a comment. [Tied for 3rd] Most Consecutive Games Scoring Touchdown 13 (1986-1987) The funny thing is that Rice was stupid enough to throw stones at Brady when three days before he himself had openly admitted to cheating. Jerry Rice broke the rules and got away with it. Lets get it on record. 2005 XXXIX New England* He set his career-high for catches in a season at 109 in 2015, then caught 107 passes in 2016 and then had 109 grabs again in 2017. It make it fun to watch. So I guess by that definition, the Patriots NEVER cheated either since EVERY team was doing the same thing as them. Register now! Regardless it seems like some fans cant grasp the logic that a 2007 game 1 violation of a 2006 rule does not constitute cheating in 2001-2004. Well since the NFL controlled balls for the super bowl your point is dumb. When Pats fans say See! Reminds me of one of my grandfathers old-timer sayingsyou talk long, you talk wrong. WHO CARES! But like men of his generation, he expressed it in other ways. ! So is the picture of him posted on the article with no gloves, presented to us on purpose or with a twist? The difference between Rice and second place eclipses the career production of Hall of Famer Lynn Swann, who finished with 336 catches and 5,462 yards receiving. He also led the NFL in touchdown catches with 15. Best to just keep quiet about others affairs as a public figureor get a PFT handle and hide like the rest of us. 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. The Patriots actually played much better when the balls were re-inflated at halftime. Trolls will once again find some asinine excuse that what Rice did wasnt cheating. I hope the players today respect the game, respect the men whose shoulders they are standing on. Hey, look, thank you, Eddie DeBartolo, for that introduction. This is what happens when people act holy. Amass enough victories against those guys and get 2 playoff games at home and that is a dynasty. 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? After performing at an MVP level on the sports biggest stage, Rice rewrote the NFL record book over his twenty year career. No shocker. Could people write them down? 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. Cheated to win Superbowls and break records should be thrown out of canton. Should have never opened his mouth about the great New England Patriots. I am not going to call Jerry Rice a cheater, although you would be well within your rights to do so based one his own admissions to applying stickum to his gloves which regardless of what anyone says DOES give you a competitive advantage (and one COULD say, gave Joe Montana an advantage with gripping the ball due to residual stickum). Both young men committed to attending Jackson State over Power 5 programs. Indeed, Rice at one point in 1985ditched his glove and went back to catching footballs bare-handed. People who have been crying about Spygate for years have always overlooked the fact that such behavior has been RAMPANT throughout the NFL throughout its history. [1st] Most Receptions, Career 37 2012 XLVI New York Giants All I had to do was wear sequins, an afro wig and heels. Jerry Rice (207) No. I wonder how many clutch catches he made in all those playoff and SB games were because he cheated? Goodell isnt some independently appointed representative of a fair NFL, hes an employee of the owners. Get off your high horse. File this under gamesmanship. This has been such an unbelievable week. - Pitched and secured placements for interviews & bylines in media: Channel News Asia, Straits Times & Bangkok Post, etc. Not some deflated football or game tape. Im sure what really happened is much worse than the fans of the other 31 teams would care to know. [1st] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Career 176 We want solid data to support our claim he should be EXPELLED from the Hall of Fame and put into THE HALL OF SHAME. Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver. Dont care about the Patriots or this deflate nonsense.. It is the ultimate team game, but he is edge that the Patriots have has all this time. That should go for most of the other teams in the NFL too. Who cares? Patriot honks: Goodell destroyed ALL evidence of SpyGate. Yes, he blatantly violated the league rules., By Jason Cole, Yahoo Sports Friday, Sep 14, 2007. I loved everything about it, especially the fans. He is still the greatest of all time. Feb 7, 2015 7:27 PM [2nd] Highest Average per Reception, Game - 32.2 (at Dallas, Nov. 20, 1995 - 5-161) Howard Cosell used to call him bad hands Jerry Rice. The PC crowd has turned many into sorry bitching amoebas. No evidence of anything IS the evidence. Or no to tinted visors on the helmets. Its a shame that Tom Brady and the Patriots got caught RED-HANDED cheating again. ..and no amount of back-pedaling or stories designed to soften the blow will change that. The game is becoming tainted. if EVERYONE did it ,its not cheating Just play by the rules. No one wants to hear it but thats the way it is. Dont let actual facts get in the way of your whiny, emotional response about the mean ol Pats though. Give Jerry the ridiculous gloves the players get to wear today and he would never drop a passSpider man gloves. If you failed to be perfect, then excellence would be within your grasp. I will also add, regarding the issue of deflated footballs (deflategate is a witchhunt based on misinformation, it seems), in his autobiography, Terry Bradshaw says they deflated footballs all the time. That set the tone. Uncategorized . But man you got beat by Bledsoe in 02 championship game at home and in 05 with a Tom Brady who had a fever the night before. They figured these guys from San Francisco coming in here werent going to be able to handle this cold weather. Of course all those yelling cheater and spygate now must look in a mirror and admit they really dont know anything about football other than what uniform they root for. In fact, the Patriots were victims of the tuck rule against the Jets. Rice became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at the Delta Phi chapter while at Valley. Smith runs second-fastest 40 by DL since 03, Saleh compares Carr to Stafford pre-Rams trade, Allen to be ready to roll for offseason program, How to maximize leverage of No. I received a lot of letters from recruiters at big schools like USC, LSU, Mississippi State. - Developed press releases, bylines, interview briefing docs, media pitches, and other social media copy content. I cant stand that atrocity. [1st] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Career 197 Eleven of those were in a row from the 1986 season to the 1996 season. Go back and look at Rices career. 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. define hypocrite. Do he and the Patriots deserve the punishment? 22 bids - Price: $172.50 - Watchers: 43. Narrator: (Steve Sabol): As to Randy Moss, if he had played his entire career under Brady, he would be the number 1 receiver of all time. Hes an admitted cheater. He was doing fine already with Dwight Clark and Freddie Solomon as his WRs. He made the Pro Bowl with the Raiders in 2002 and proved that he. Hey Big Boy, Please enlighten us. Ask Warren Sapp. How many dropped passes did Jerry Rice have in his career? [1st] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving, Career 76 We now know that a) the refs never recorded PSIs before the game; b) theres no proof the refs actually checked the balls pre game beyond a squeeze; c) we have no PSIs of Pats or Colts balls after the game; d) we have no base-line or facts what so ever; and e) we now know that only ONE BALL was 2lbs other (not 11 as reported by ESPN) and that one ball was the one in the Colts possession. Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. However, it seems the Pats are the dumb ones cause they keep getting caught! The culture of cheating must have been fostered by the coach. Back in the mid 1990s with the cloth and leather gloves. #6: UNFAIR ADVANTAGE was given to he Seahawks via two weeks of false reporting by the NFL, news media and general public believing the reported errors and misinformation. Not to mention teams change signals all the time because they know other teams have scouted them out. Goodell couldnt let that happen. braceyourselffor12 says: [2nd] Longest Pass Reception 96t (at San Diego, Nov. 27, 1988) He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in National Football League history. The day he stepped on our surface in Santa Clara, you could tell he was different. Got it. Hypocrites out in force today. 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. -. Is that cheating and should he be disciplined? Jerry Rice retired as not only the greatest receiver of all time but also the greatest player of all time. [1st] Most Points, Career 48 And that was part of the conversation Belichick had with Goodell during the spygate investigation. I ran everywhere. Rice should be removed from the HOF. There was just something about him, and he knew how to get the best out of his football players. heh heh hehho ho ho hoha ha HAH!.ha ha ha ha.heh heh, watch out NFLthe MIGHTY PATS are comin to get you next year, and they are going to be MIGHTY ANGRY19-0 angry, Yes, many others are doing it, and when they get caught they lose. so why no one was making a big deal when other teams broke the rules??? *Jerry Rice Narrator: Hmmm. Apparently only the Hawks play withput cheating. I really believe the Carolina GM is the biggest of them all. 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. He had 1,549 catches for 22,895 yards and scored 208 touchdowns. 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. Besides, it isnt cheating to sign another teams former player and get info from him. to me patriots are best team in NFL history, by the way Im not New England fan..I m just being honest, One thing is sure that everyone is jealous of patriots. Seems like you are blissfully ignorant about what your teams is all about. Drafted: 1st round (16th player overall) in 1985 by San Francisco 49ers That may or may not be true, none of us know, and that is not really relevant to the fact that Rice cheated during his playing days. Since being hired as head coach . It did not take long for that decision to pay huge dividends. To me, he owes the Pats a huge apology. 1990 NFC New York Giants 15, San Francisco 49ers 13 **This admission is more damning and really a HUGE news story. Jerry Rice is the NFL's career receptions leader with 1,549 As it stands, Larry Fitzgerald has the most receptions among active leaders. And, hes being honest, which is fresh air. All players did it! Move on. [1st] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving 8 Stop crying you bunch of little girls. Rice is a cheater, a liar, and a hypocrite. Tpa43. This is not called cheating, this is called life. Because they dont have a RGoodell that has brought waay too much marketing to the NFL. Who has been PROVEN to cheat and has not been caught? If the NFL banned gloves, wed see completion percentages drop from 60% to 50%. [3rd] Longest Pass Reception 72t (vs. Minnesota, Dec. 6, 1990), Raiders records held by Rice [1st] Most Pass Receptions, Career 1,281 Rice started at wide receiver. Im going to be point blank, I feel like its cheating, Rice told Jim Rome regarding whether the Patriots deflated. They won after spygate and deflate gate is dumb. I expect Carter to be livid, and to now try to claim his place as the greatest receiver of all time. Please tell. So basically to sum it up, were comparing a ball thats easier to grip with a ball thats easier to grip, (if indeed thats the case in deflategate because its not looking like there was any wrong doing other than by the Colts). At some point, Rice got back to his gloves. Answer (1 of 7): I would like to think it would be TO because he played with left-handed and right-handed QBs and had a tendency to get great yardage after the catch, make spectacular catches, yet seemed to drop simple catches from time to time. Hes a disgrace to the NFL and the 49er family. He won 2 Offensive Player of the Year awards, 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 3 championships. Feb 7, 2015 11:23 AM about an opponent than any former player can tell them. Feb 7, 2015 8:34 PM What Im getting out of this is, yeah, the Patriots did cheat. Pathetic. Those are the guys I have to beat. Lets see, he played in both Super Bowls against the Bengals and had significant catches. Joe Montana tampered with his football: Jerry Rice used stickum. Those in glass houses jerry. He won 2 Offensive Player of the Year awards, 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 3 championships. What a joke. Five Super Bowls in 12 years. [Tied for 1st] Most Pass Receptions, Game 11 (vs. Cincinnati, Super Bowl XXII) He was selected to play in 13 Pro Bowls. umm the so-called deflate-gate was against the COLTS in the AFC title game. . The doubts, the struggles is who I am, and I wonder if I would have been as successful without them. They are now collecting other teams missteps to show they arent the only cheating team (while still professing their own innocence). You know what, guys, I feel like dancing! [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Career 2,245 Rodgers never admitted to cheating. The relationship with Kraft is that Kraft is his boss, just like every other owner. 2001 XXXV Baltimore He loved football, loved his players even more, and he wanted to win. The forty cheaters.. Thats not the point. Please tell. *Everything related to the 49ers dynasty years. The Patriots are cheaters. The real word is hypocrites. Funny how your character shows itself in pressure situations, some rise above it and some backtrack like its nobodys business. I dont blame him for cheating. You can talk yourself into anything given enough time. Funny how everyone making this claim ignores the salient fact that if Goodell were really protecting the Pats and friends with Kraft, that there would never have been a deflategate in the first place as he would have warned the Pats before the game and made sure it never came up. Rice was an incredibly dominant player who racked up records, mostly with the 49ers. 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). In other words, we know that the Rice and Montana are sad, pathetic, self-righteous hypocrites. 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. To Jackie, thank you for being the anchor for our family and for supporting me for all these years. 1996 XXX Dallas So grab ye [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdowns, Game 3 (vs. Minnesota, Jan 1, 1989; vs. Denver, Super Bowl XXIV; vs. San Diego, Super Bowl XXIX) [3rd] Most Games, 100 or More Yards Receiving, Season 7 (1990) With Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice applying an asterisk to New England's latest Super Bowl win, Patriots fans will now apply 1,549 asterisks to Jerry Rice's career achievements. I love it when some commentary would refer to an upstart receiver as the next Jerry Rice. And secondly I dont believe for a second that he didnt know stickum was illegal and therefore found out by doing his research. . There are no more routes to run, no more touchdowns to score, no more records to set. This is a non story. Then Peyton Mannings cheat sheets. To Roger Craig and Raymond Ferris, thank you for helping me take my training regimen to the highest level possible. Ha, the nerds are going to have a field day with this. As more and more teams are shown to have skirted the rules, the zero tolerance Pats haters are finding themselves painted into a corner of their own making. Has Brady done admitted cheating? He also played. cadlow says: In fact, he made 185 catches for 2,509 yards and 12 touchdowns in the final three seasons of his career, all over the age of 40. I think Jerry is just a moron. In Summary: TUCK rule = Proper call, no cheating Yeah, football is all about cheating! Carters reaction will be most interesting. Rice you cheated and knew it, dirtbag cheater. For all of you who still harp of the advantages of Spygate and the of filming signals helping the defense, dont let the facts of that filming coaching signals is not illegal. Jerry was throwing stones when he had this in his closet? He is a perfectionist. (Minimum of 40 catchable balls thrown your way to qualify) Dropping the Ball A good place to start is to look at which guys have dropped the ball the most. All teams sign castoffs of their division opponents all preseason and season long. It is one thing for a PLAYER to cheat NFL rules and not be punished. to think this guy is considered great by some! Theres a lot of fear out there in Patriots land being masked by ego and bravado.. Not Pats fans. look up bradys 4th quarter numbers in the superbowl against an all time great d. If you have to ask what stickum is you really missed out playing Friday night games with stickum. He played in 14 seasons, for which he earned a total amount of $82,488,499. Throw them away, Tom, Jerry, Rodgers, Steve, and etc. [3rd] Most Pass Receptions, Rookie Season 49 (1985) And he started putting stickum on them. The Pats have had many players signed by the other teams in their division and ones they had coming up on their schedule. #hypocrite. Their relationship is inherently part of the job. I didn't want to let my father down. At least Jerry Rice admits when hes cheating. From the way he wears his clothes, to the way he acts. [1st] Most Yards Receiving, Career 19,247 jerry rice total career drops. I love you, mom. LaDainian Tomlinson (162) T-no. Then the football pins used to deflate balls. Pathetic. Eddie was like that 12th man. 1 of 12 balls showed underinflation. Sorry Charles Haley but were going to reverse our decision to admit you into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame. If the Dolphins failed to routinely change their signals, then it is inevitable that their opponents would figure them out. **** next to 49ers titles, Um Dolphins guy. And on the third play of the game Joe Montana threw a pass to Jerry Rice, in double coverage, on the right sideline and he raced some sixty yards for a touchdown. Rice started at wide receiver. Jerry Rice is a disappointment, and is just plain stupid, but then arent all these announcers and analysts? I also find it ironic that Rice was acquired by the 49ers in a trade with thePatriots. [1st] Most Receiving Touchdowns, Career 22 Get over it and continue to enjoy the Brady/William era while you still can. The Patriots had signed fullback Keith Byars that season after hed been cut by the Dolphins. Time to put an asterisk on their SB wins! And the NFL does not care since theyve never enforced the fine on the books for that. The amount of naivety in these comment is hilarious , if you think your favorite team or player of the past or present isnt doing everything they can do without thinking they will get caught to gain even the slightest advantage then you have no idea how competition works . "Jerry expanded the position of . [3rd] Most Pass Receptions, Season 108 (1996) But most importantly, don't play for what the game can give them rather than what they can give to the game. The Patriots have gone from playing Manuel the Spanish Waiter no compressed, mi know nothing to Bill Belichicks and Bob Kraft impersonation of Lance Armstrong looking straight at you and saying OH, WE WOULD NEVER, To now orchestrating a full campaign with background music and all of HEY EVERYBODY CHEATS, SO THAT MEANS WE ARE OK, AND GOODELL BURNS ALL THE EVIDENCE AND MAKES IT DISAPPEAR. Deflating balls to corrupt the NFL process is like paying off the Ref to help your team.