He's baaaaaaack, Jerry Rice signs with Denver..he just won't quit!

DENVER (AP) -- The Greatest Of All Time wants to finish his career as a backup with the Denver Broncos.



Jerry Rice, the NFL's career leading receiver, signed a one-year deal Wednesday with the Broncos, where he'll compete for a spot as a reserve.

Thus ends the 42-year-old's search for a place to play his 21st season and add to his totals of 1,549 catches for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns -- all league records.

Earlier in the offseason, his agent, Jim Steiner, sent out a league-wide e-mail notifying teams that the ``GOAT'' -- Greatest Of All Time -- was available.

To some, the pitch may have seemed a bit beneath a player of Rice's caliber. To the receiver, though, it made sense.

``What motivates him is, he loves the game, loves being around the guys. He has a passion for playing football, it's what he does and it's who he is,'' Steiner said. ``The more people say he shouldn't do it, that becomes a personal challenge.'' Steiner said Rice told him this will be his last season and that the he wants to go out at a place where he can win and feel comfortable. That's why the Broncos make sense. Denver coach Mike Shanahan was San Francisco's offensive coordinator from 1992-94.

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+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Rushing | Receiving |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1985 sfo | 16 | 6 26 4.3 1 | 49 927 18.9 3 |
| 1986 sfo | 16 | 10 72 7.2 1 | 86 1570 18.3 15 |
| 1987 sfo | 12 | 8 51 6.4 1 | 65 1078 16.6 22 |
| 1988 sfo | 16 | 13 107 8.2 1 | 64 1306 20.4 9 |
| 1989 sfo | 16 | 5 33 6.6 0 | 82 1483 18.1 17 |
| 1990 sfo | 16 | 2 0 0.0 0 | 100 1502 15.0 13 |
| 1991 sfo | 16 | 1 2 2.0 0 | 80 1206 15.1 14 |
| 1992 sfo | 16 | 9 58 6.4 1 | 84 1201 14.3 10 |
| 1993 sfo | 16 | 3 69 23.0 1 | 98 1503 15.3 15 |
| 1994 sfo | 16 | 7 93 13.3 2 | 112 1499 13.4 13 |
| 1995 sfo | 16 | 5 36 7.2 1 | 122 1848 15.1 15 |
| 1996 sfo | 16 | 11 77 7.0 1 | 108 1254 11.6 8 |
| 1997 sfo | 2 | 1 -10 -10.0 0 | 7 78 11.1 1 |
| 1998 sfo | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 82 1157 14.1 9 |
| 1999 sfo | 16 | 2 13 6.5 0 | 67 830 12.4 5 |
| 2000 sfo | 16 | 1 -2 -2.0 0 | 75 805 10.7 7 |
| 2001 oak | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 83 1139 13.7 9 |
| 2002 oak | 16 | 3 20 6.7 0 | 92 1211 13.2 7 |
| 2003 oak | 16 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 63 869 13.8 2 |
| 2004 oak | 4 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5 67 13.4 0 |
| 2004 sea | 13 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 25 362 14.5 3 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| TOTAL | 303 | 87 645 7.4 10 | 1549 22895 14.8 197 |

Rice caught 15 touchdowns...lol, in 1986!!!!

uncomprehendable !

I think it says more about Denvers problems than Rice, with Marty throughly sold on what happened last year, its now a 2 horse race in the west.

His next season (1987) was more unbelieveable...22 TDs in 65 catches!!! A TD every 3 catches???


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many amazing stats, Clip Joint, I was just remarking how long ago 1986 was! its really unbelievable....one of the most amazing athletes ever

Without a doubt...I was just pointing that out as I had forgotten just how dominant he was back in the late 80's. Those numbers are remarkable.

This is a flippin joke. Shanahan did something nice for the guy giving him a shot in camp. We all know though there is no way Jerry makes the squad unless 2 or 3 guys get hurt. I can't believe this though, what the hell is he doing???

He looked terrible with Seattle, I see no logic in it either