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Report: Seattle Seahawks signing WR Brenden Rice, son of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice

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The Seattle Seahawks are signing wide receiver Brenden Rice, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. Brenden Rice spent training camp with the Los Angeles Chargers and joined the New England Patriots’ practice squad earlier this month. The Patriots released him on Nov. 11.

After playing college football at Colorado and USC, Rice entered the NFL last year, when the Chargers selected him in the seventh round of the draft. He appeared in three games during his rookie season but didn’t record a catch. The Chargers cut Rice before the start of the 2025 season.

Shortly after the Chargers drafted Rice, he talked about being a different player compared to his father. “I model my game after the bigger types of receivers — the (Raiders’) Davante Adams, the (Titans’) Calvin Ridley, more so, or even (Tampa Bay’s) Mike Evans,” Rice said, per the Associated Press. “Being able to go ahead and be physical at the top of the route, create separation, or go up and make a jump-ball play, those types of plays, and be consistent for my quarterback as well.”

Brenden Rice says Jerry Rice was not happy with teams passing on him

Rice also revealed that his father was not happy about him not being selected in the middle rounds of the draft. “My dad was hot,” Brendan Rice said. “The first words he said was, ‘Time to go to work.’ He said, ‘I will be with you every step of the way.’ He said, ‘Now, I’m going to be involved in all of your workouts from now on, and we have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of teams that go ahead.’ It’s going to be one hell of a story.”

Jerry Rice would love to see his son have a Hall of Fame career like he did in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The elder Rice played 20 years in the NFL (1985-2004) and caught 1,549 passes for 22,895 yards and 197 touchdowns. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times, named to the All-Pro Team 11 times, and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.