Former NFL defensive end Simeon Rice wants to drop the “former.” And he’s telling anyone who’ll listen.
Unfortunately, the group of curious ears has yet to include one or more of the 32 franchise that constitute the league.
Most recently, Rice made his case for a comeback on Sporting News Radio’s The Monty Show.
“I’m really in playoff shape right now, it’s bananas that I’m not on a team right now,” Rice said. “It’s great in a way but its frustrating. I feel like a freak of nature, like a super hero with no one to save.”
Specifically, Rice wants to save the Bears. (Maybe he plays receiver now.)
“That’d be a nice situation, you’ve got Rod Marinelli up there and it’s a good situation if it can get around that way,” Rice said.
It’s not clear if the Bears are interested. Apparently, however, other as-yet-unknown teams are.
“I talked to my agent two days ago and he said we’ve got some takers that’s been calling and that’s a good thing,” Rice said. “It’s like a surgeon that goes through medical school and prepares and starts putting the work in and doing his rotations and not having anywhere to place the skills. And my skill set is sharp, my ability is as good as it’s ever been, talent wise I haven’t lost anything and now all I have to do is just add my talent, my ability, my thirst for the game to a team that wants to do something special. I mean I’m talking about doing something special this season man.”
He might very well do something special this season.
But it might very well happen in the UFL.
Simeon Rice Says He's A "Super Hero With No One To Save"
Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2009, 7:05 AM EST
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Captain Has Been
Ouch, I guess that is the start of the UFL punchlines.
Can’t say I’m looking forward to it. Anyways, maybe Rice’s right – I know his training regimen is ridiculous, and maybe he’s not 100% bluffing – he did have a busted shoulder during his last stint.
I agree he could probably contribute to some teams (probably not the Bears), but the “superhero” attitude is probably going to get him shafted.
is there a superhero named Dookie-Man?
I know the feeling all too well.
Say hello to Simeon Rice’s new agent: Mike Florio!
Yay!! U-F-L! U-F-L! U-F-L!
Translation: “I really need some money, so I can keep living well over my head, but I can’t find a job.”
Vet min + incentives.
Do it Danny….
At least he didn’t say he would be in top 5 DE’s
again. He wasn’t a top 5 DE in his prime. He
should wait for the XFL to come back.
A football player compairing himself to a sugeon and a superhero. Na…he’s not full of himself.
such was the origin of ‘Nowhere Man’…
I’m sure he’ll get into a camp somewhere. Everybody needs pass rushers.
lions check it out?… schwartz will confirm if he is capable… if not picked up by leos… then yeah he’s not NFL ready
I will call him …’Fat Ego Man’!
He’s always been a bit delusional. I remember his last year in college when he said Lawrence Taylor was “nothing special” and that he’d have a better career.
I will always remember Simeon Rice for his idiotic comments on the Jim Rome show regarding Pat Tillman, and the embarrassing spin job after the death.
http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2004/04/28/Opinions/Pat-TillmanAmerican.Hero-1278777.shtml
Obviously Florio is listening and trying to help a brother out! I have yet to hear his name mentioned on any of the NFL Shows.
Can we get a Simeon Rice Twitter update multiple times daily? Better yet, how about we get some sweet cross-tweet action between Simeon Rice and Freddie Mitchell? Or maybe they could form their own team. Call it the “Has-Beens and the Never-Wases”.
It’s pathetic, really. I think these guys are pretty similar to the idiots who go on American Idol, clearly can’t sing a note to save their life, and then try to argue/beg their way onto the show. Simeon and Freddie: The tribe has spoken. Extinguish your flame and GTFO of the spotlight. Your 15 minutes are up.
Lame-reference-to-reality-shows-I-don’t-even-watch counter: 2
braindeadman
‘Rod Marinelli’ and ‘good situation’ rarely belong in the same sentence, Simeon.
Simeon Rice in the UFL? No way, man, that’s bullshit bullshit.
As a Bears fan, I’m not terribly against a Simeon Rice look-see. I wouldn’t sign him to a deal, but bring him in for a workout and see what he has? Why not? It’s clear Mark Anderson won’t be any sort of answer, and that Henry Melton is the developmental end for the future. Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye are the starters, but both have had their issues, so bringing in Rice for a look wouldn’t be the worst thing.
That said, I’m not terribly for a Simeon Rice look-see either, and I’m definitely against giving him a contract right away. Even if the Bears brought him in for a look and liked him, I wouldn’t give him more than a 1 year deal, and I’d make clear that he’s the number 3 DE on the roster.
“It’s like a surgeon that goes through medical school and prepares and starts putting the work in and doing his rotations and not having anywhere to place the skills. ”
— Sort of… like a surgeon who gets a free ride through college and a multi-million-dollar salary because he’s good at playing a child’s game, and then after ten years, can no longer find an employer to play said game.
Yeah… almost like surgeons who can’t find a job, can’t pay off their student loans, can’t afford to eat, etc. Almost.