Denzel Rice
 Denzel Rice in 2018 training camp | |||||||||
| No. 35, 22, 37 | |||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | March 31, 1993 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Carver (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College | Coastal Carolina | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Denzel Rice (born March 31, 1993) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Coastal Carolina.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Rice was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2015. On August 28, 2016, Rice was waived by the Eagles.[2]
Houston Texans
[edit]On October 19, 2016, Rice was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad.[3] He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2016.[4]
On September 2, 2017, Rice was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve.[5] He was released on September 8, 2017.
Indianapolis Colts
[edit]On November 6, 2017, Rice was signed to the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.[6]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On January 31, 2018, Rice signed a reserve/future contract with the Cleveland Browns.[7] He made the Browns final roster, playing in eight games before being waived on November 7, 2018.[8]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]On November 13, 2018, Rice was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2018.[10] He was released on August 31, 2019.[11]
Baltimore Ravens
[edit]On October 15, 2019, Rice was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[12] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 20, 2020.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Linker, Mason (April 29, 2015). "Former Carver standout Denzel Rice is eager to get shot at pro football". Winston Salem-Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (August 28, 2016). "Eagles Get To 75-Player Roster Limit". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (October 19, 2016). "Texans sign cornerback Denzel Rice to practice squad". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ "Denzel Rice to active roster, Jaelen Strong to IR". HoustonTexans.com. December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Claim CB D.J. White; Waive Dillon Day". Colts.com. November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Browns sign 3 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 31, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Bills release WR Terrelle Pryor". BuffaloBills.com. November 13, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 4, 2018). "Bills release WR Kelvin Benjamin in a series of roster moves". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ Brown, Clifton (October 15, 2019). "Ravens Bring Back Veteran Safety Bennett Jackson". BaltimoreRavens.com.
- ^ @HBalzer721 (January 21, 2020). "Ravens practice-squad contracts expired Monday: T Marcus Applefield; FB Christopher Ezeala; RBs Byron Marshall, Paul Perkins; CB Denzel Rice" (Tweet). Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Philadelphia Eagles profile Archived May 6, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Coastal Carolina profile Archived May 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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