American football player (born 1993)
American football player
Denzel Rice (born March 31, 1993) is a former American football cornerback . He played college football at Coastal Carolina .[ 1]
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Rice was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2015. On August 28, 2016, Rice was waived by the Eagles.[ 2]
Houston Texans
On October 19, 2016, Rice was signed to the Houston Texans ' practice squad.[ 3] He was promoted to the active roster on December 10, 2016.[ 4]
On September 2, 2017, Rice was waived/injured by the Texans and placed on injured reserve.[ 5] He was released on September 8, 2017.
Indianapolis Colts
On November 6, 2017, Rice was signed to the Indianapolis Colts ' practice squad.[ 6]
Cleveland Browns
On January 31, 2018, Rice signed a reserve/future contract with the Cleveland Browns .[ 7] He made the Browns final roster, playing in eight games before being waived on November 7, 2018.[ 8]
Buffalo Bills
On November 13, 2018, Rice was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[ 9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2018.[ 10] He was released on August 31, 2019.[ 11]
Baltimore Ravens
On October 15, 2019, Rice was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad.[ 12] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 20, 2020.[ 13]
References
^ Linker, Mason (April 29, 2015). "Former Carver standout Denzel Rice is eager to get shot at pro football" . Winston Salem-Journal . Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ McPherson, Chris (August 28, 2016). "Eagles Get To 75-Player Roster Limit" . PhiladelphiaEagles.com . Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ Wilson, Aaron (October 19, 2016). "Texans sign cornerback Denzel Rice to practice squad" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ "Denzel Rice to active roster, Jaelen Strong to IR" . HoustonTexans.com . December 10, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster" . HoustonTexans.com . September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
^ "Roster Moves: Colts Claim CB D.J. White; Waive Dillon Day" . Colts.com . November 6, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017.
^ "Browns sign 3 players" . ClevelandBrowns.com . January 31, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
^ "Browns claim DBs Phillip Gaines, Jermaine Whitehead" . ClevelandBrowns.com . November 7, 2018.
^ "Bills release WR Terrelle Pryor" . BuffaloBills.com . November 13, 2018.
^ Brown, Chris (December 4, 2018). "Bills release WR Kelvin Benjamin in a series of roster moves" . BuffaloBills.com .
^ Brown, Chris (August 31, 2019). "Bills cut roster down to 53 players" . BuffaloBills.com .
^ Brown, Clifton (October 15, 2019). "Ravens Bring Back Veteran Safety Bennett Jackson" . BaltimoreRavens.com .
^ @HBalzer721 (January 21, 2020). "Ravens practice-squad contracts expired Monday: T Marcus Applefield; FB Christopher Ezeala; RBs Byron Marshall, Paul Perkins; CB Denzel Rice" (Tweet ). Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Twitter .
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