1. Raymell Mourice Rice was born on January 22,1987 and is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.
56 Facts About Ray Rice
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Ray Rice played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, where he received first-team All-American honors, and was selected by the Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Ray Rice is second in franchise rushing yards, rushing attempts, and rushing touchdowns, and is third in the franchise in combined touchdowns.
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Ray Rice became embroiled in controversy during the 2014 offseason when a video surfaced of him physically attacking his fiancee.
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Ray Rice was born to parents Janet Ray Rice and Calvin Reed in New Rochelle, New York, on January 22,1987.
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Ray Rice's father was killed in a drive-by shooting when Ray was a year old.
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Ray Rice attended New Rochelle High School, where he played football for longtime coach Lou DiRienzo.
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Ray Rice holds the state record for yards in a single game: he gained 462 yards on 42 carries on October 24,2004.
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Ray Rice rushed for 1,120 yards and five touchdowns during his freshman campaign, including a 217-yard performance against the Connecticut Huskies and a 195-yard performance against the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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Ray Rice's rushing totals set Rutgers' single-season rushing yardage record, shattering JJ Jennings' mark of 1,353 set in 1973.
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Leonard considered entering the NFL draft in 2006 but stayed for his senior year and took on a less prominent role in the offense which aided Ray Rice's rise to stardom.
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Ray Rice was a finalist for the Maxwell Award and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting.
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Ray Rice was named Big East offensive player of the week a school-record three times in 2007.
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All three times, Ray Rice rushed for over 200 yards, 201 yards against North Carolina, 202 yards against South Florida, and a career-high 225-yard game against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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Ray Rice was widely considered a candidate for both the Maxwell Award and Heisman Trophy in 2007.
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On October 6,2007, against the Cincinnati Bearcats, Ray Rice scored his 35th career rushing touchdown, which set the all-time program record.
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Ray Rice was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft and signed a four-year deal with the Ravens worth $2.805 million plus a $1.1 million signing bonus.
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Ray Rice played for coach John Harbaugh, who coincidentally was in his first year as coach of the Ravens.
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Ray Rice wore number No 39 during the preseason then switched to No 27, after the Ravens cut cornerback Ronnie Prude.
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Ray Rice made his first career start in his first NFL game, which was Week 1 of the 2008 season against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Ray Rice had a team-high 22 carries for 64 yards, fumbling once.
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Ray Rice had his best game of the season in Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns filling in for the injured Willis McGahee where he ran for 154 yards on 21 carries.
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Ray Rice finished out the season with 546 rushing yards on 107 carries and had 273 receiving yards on 33 receptions.
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In Week 3, Ray Rice rushed for his first professional touchdown against the Cleveland Browns.
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On October 18,2009, in Week 6, Ray Rice led his team in both rushing and receiving yards against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Ray Rice rushed for 77-yards off 10 carries, scoring two touchdowns.
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In Week 14, against the Detroit Lions, Ray Rice had career-bests 166 rushing yards and 216 total yards, scoring one touchdown.
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In Week 16, on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ray Rice had a career-high 30 carries and tallied 141 rushing yards, which broke a Steelers' streak of 32 consecutive games without allowing a 100-yard rusher.
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Ray Rice finished the season with 254 carries for 1,339 yards and 7 touchdowns, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.
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Ray Rice was selected to the 2010 Pro Bowl, his first, on December 29,2009.
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On December 20,2010, against the New Orleans Saints, Ray Rice amassed a career-best 233 yards from scrimmage to go along with two touchdowns.
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On January 9,2010, in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs, Ray Rice became the first Ravens running back to have a receiving touchdown in a playoff game.
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Ray Rice finished the 2010 season with 1,220 total rushing yards, and 556 total receiving yards.
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Ray Rice was ranked 56th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.
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In Week 13, Ray Rice ran for 204 yards against the Cleveland Browns, including a 68-yard touchdown, giving him his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season as well as his third consecutive year with 1,000 rushing yards.
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Ray Rice finished the season with 1,364 yards off 291 attempts averaging 4.7 yards a carry.
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Ray Rice was second in the league in total rush yards and finished first in total yards from scrimmage.
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Ray Rice had 704 receiving yards off 76 catches averaging 9.3 yards a reception.
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Ray Rice was selected to his second Pro-Bowl in 2011 and voted to the NFL All-Pro Team.
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Ray Rice was for the most part held in check during the 2012 playoffs, having just 47 touches for 158 yards and being kept out of the endzone in two games against the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round victory and the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship loss.
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Ray Rice was ranked 22nd on the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2012.
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On July 16,2012, Ray Rice agreed to a five-year, $35 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens after being franchise tagged earlier in the offseason.
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Ray Rice finished the 2012 season with 1,143 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns to go along with 61 receptions for 478 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
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Ray Rice was named to the Pro Bowl for the third time.
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Ray Rice was ranked 13th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.
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In 2013, Ray Rice got off to a slow start due to injury, but played in 15 games and had a career low 3.1 yards per carry.
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Ray Rice rushed for 660 yards on 214 carries for four touchdowns in the 2013 season.
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Shortly after, it was announced that Ray Rice would appeal the suspension on the grounds that he was suspended twice for the same offense, which is a violation of league rules.
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Ray Rice had sued for $3.529 million in back pay that he would have earned for the final 15 weeks after serving the NFL's two-game suspension.
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In 2018, Ray Rice announced that his football career was over.
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Six weeks after the incident, Ray Rice married Palmer on March 28,2014.
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The criminal charges were later dropped after Ray Rice agreed to undergo court-supervised counseling.
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In January 2015, the Baltimore Ravens settled the claim after Ray Rice filed a formal grievance against the NFL for wrongful termination.
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Ray Rice demanded $3.5 million based on the claim that the Ravens imposed a second punishment upon him by terminating his employment weeks after the NFL levied a two-game suspension.
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Causes that Ray Rice was involved in include the Make-A-Wish Foundation, cyberbullying prevention, and homeless aid.
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Since the end of his career, Ray Rice has become a motivational speaker, addressing high school students and college athletes by speaking out against domestic violence, using his assault charge as a cautionary tale.