Brenden

Rice

Rice was originally drafted by the Chargers in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He did not make the team’s final roster and has since spent time on several practice squads. His most recent stop was a short-lived stay in Vegas. Rice is a long-shot to make the Packers’ roster this summer.

We don’t know how much future there is to reserve for the 33-year-old (happy birthday!), but the Raiders are here for it. The Raiders also signed RB Chris Collier, G McClendon Curtis, LB Jamin Davis, DT Treven Ma’ae, T Joshua Miles, TE Albert Okwuegbunam (remember him?), WR Brenden Rice, G Layden Robinson, WR Justin Shorter, OL Laki Tasi, and T Dalton Wagner to reserve/future deals.

Gaskin was active on the Seahawks’ 53-man roster last week, seeing three carries for six yards against the Vikings. He is now waived as the Seahawks make room on the roster for other moves; Gaskin could be brought back on the practice squad. The Seahawks also released WR Brenden Rice and C Doug Kramer from the practice squad.

Rice, the son of NFL Hall of Famer and former Seattle Seahawk Jerry Rice, was most recently on the Patriots’ practice squad. The Seahawks add him to their practice squad as depth to the pass-catching corps. The 23-year-old Rice appeared in three NFL games for the Chargers last season, but has not recorded a target on offense. The Seahawks also added RB Velus Jones to the practice squad.

The son of NFL legend Jerry Rice, Brenden was drafted by the Chargers in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He made the Chargers’ 53-man roster but only appeared in three games as a rookie and did not record any stats. Rice was then cut ahead of his second season. With Kayshon Boutte banged up, Rice gives the Chargers some extra depth at wideout.

Rice appeared in three games for the Chargers last season, playing just three snaps on offense. Getting fanfare as Jerry Rice’s son coming out of USC in the seventh round last year, he earned a spot on the 53-man roster. However, he dealt with a shoulder injury and is now out after the Chargers added Keenan Allen and Tre Harris to the receiving group this offseason. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo mentions Rice is a candidate for the team’s practice squad if he clears waivers.

Thanks to one of the more confusingly-worded tweets we’ve ever seen, we initially thought Rice was cut. It is still an inexcusable error. Please accept our apologies. Despite being a seventh-round draft pick who posted 791 yards on 45 catches in college in 2023, Rice has earned his way onto the Chargers’ 53-man roster. While it’s easy to point to his father being Jerry Rice as a reason for that, Rice has looked like an NFL wide receiver during the preseason; however, he’s likely not higher than fourth on the depth chart right now and will need to work his way into earning enough targets to be fantasy relevant.

The son of NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, Brenden Rice (6’2/208) brings elite bloodlines to whatever team drafts him. After spending two years at Colorado, Rice transferred to USC ahead of the 2022 season and immediately set career highs in receptions (39), yards (611), and touchdowns (4). He would expand on that production in 2023 (45-791-12) but has been relatively average as far as efficiency is concerned. Rice brought a 60 percent contested catch rate into his final season but caught only three of his 12 contested targets in 2023. He’s a physical receiver who possesses good size, but Rice doesn’t profile as anything more than an adequate backup at this time.

Rice (6'3/205) is the son of the NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, and was a four-star wide receiver prospect from the 2020 recruiting class. As a freshman at Colorado, Rice caught six passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Last season, he enjoyed slightly more success, posting career-highs across the board. He caught 21 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns on 32 targets while appearing on 373 offensive snaps. Last season, Rice topped the century mark twice, going for over 100-yards receiving against Arizona and Oregon. Now heading to USC, it will be interesting to see if Lincoln Riley can unlock Rice and help take his game to the next level.

Rice’s (6'3/208) numbers aren’t much to talk about, but that could be blamed by the inefficient offense he’s played for the last two years. This young man is part of wide receiver royalty and in the right system, he can shine. The WR/KR has shown the athleticism his father possessed, including an impressive punt return in the snow against Utah and a leaping grab over the defender’s head against Oregon in 2021. He should be hearing the phone ring anytime now.