Simeon Rice could sign with Denver

[Ickybaluky]

Rice is apparently flew into Denver to visit today, and could sign there. It makes some sense, as he would have a chance to start there with Ebenezer Ekuban being lost for the year to injury. Currently, Elvis Dumervil is pegged to start, but he is an undersized pass-rush specialist.

LINK (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-rice090207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)

St. Louis is also very interested in Rice.

[BILLSROCK1212]

Rice is apparently flew into Denver to visit today, and could sign there. It makes some sense, as he would have a chance to start there with Ebenezer Ekuban being lost for the year to injury. Currently, Elvis Dumervil is pegged to start, but he is an undersized pass-rush specialist.

LINK (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-rice090207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)

St. Louis is also very interested in Rice.
maybe Buffalo should start showing some interest to help with our depth and keep us from facing him on opening day....if we could sign him after week 1 that would be amazing so we wouldn't have to guarantee his contract....i think that could be what st. louis and denver do

[Ebenezer]

yeah...he couldn't help here at all....

[Michael82]

Free-agent defensive end Simeon Rice, one of the few potential impact players remaining in free agency and a guy who enters 2007 as the second-leading active sacker in the league, reached a contract agreement with the Denver Broncos on Monday evening.

Rice, 33, arrived in Denver on Sunday, dined that evening with team officials, and then chose the Broncos' contract offer over the proposal the St. Louis Rams submitted.

According to ESPN.com's John Clayton, Rice's deal with the Broncos is for one year and $3 million. He accepted the terms once the Broncos decided to guarantee the contract. Along with the $3 million, the Broncos gave him the chance to make another $1 million through performance-based incentives.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3003148

[Michael82]

hmmm, I wonder if we will see him in week 1. I hope not! :ill:

[mikemac2001]

seems like past couple years they sign every DT and DE and still seem to have average DLINE

[njsue]

Free-agent defensive end Simeon Rice, one of the few potential impact players remaining in free agency and a guy who enters 2007 as the second-leading active sacker in the league, reached a contract agreement with the Denver Broncos on Monday evening.

Rice, 33, arrived in Denver on Sunday, dined that evening with team officials, and then chose the Broncos' contract offer over the proposal the St. Louis Rams submitted.

According to ESPN.com's John Clayton, Rice's deal with the Broncos is for one year and $3 million. He accepted the terms once the Broncos decided to guarantee the contract. Along with the $3 million, the Broncos gave him the chance to make another $1 million through performance-based incentives.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3003148


YIKES! He is a nasty defensive player :nervous: :pray: the bills online can keep this beast off of JP.

[Mr. Pink]

seems like past couple years they sign every DT and DE and still seem to have average DLINE

At least they've learned to stop signing ex-Browns defensive lineman. And have learned to get rid of a few of them.

[Ickybaluky]

NFL.com's Adam Schefter has the contract details (http://www.nfl.com/news/story;jsessionid=87BA4FC3EE19F62CB72D417FFA047D46?id=09000d5d8020de76&template=with-video&confirm=true):

1 Yr/$3m. $820K Base Salary with $2.18M Signing Bonus.

He can earn incentives, which Shefter outlines:


Denver will pay Rice a $250,000 bonus if he rings up 10 sacks. Rice then will get an additional $250,000 for 12 sacks, another $250,000 for 14 sacks and a final $250,000 for 16 sacks. The sack incentives give Rice the chance to earn up to another million, though he never has had more than 15.5 sacks in a season.

[mybills]

I thought I just read that he won't play until the 2nd game? :scratch:

[chubluv]

I hope you are right!!

[mybills]

YIKES! He is a nasty defensive player :nervous: :pray: the bills online can keep this beast off of JP.
don't start worrying yet, looks like he'll wait to play.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_6794190

[CuseJetsFan83]

don't start worrying yet, looks like he'll wait to play.
http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_6794190

from what i got from denver's message boards, as well as from an unconfirmed report from adam schefter via the boards, he wont be starting, but will be doing 3rd downs/goalline for hte time being

[CuseJetsFan83]

from what i got from denver's message boards, as well as from an unconfirmed report from adam schefter via the boards, he wont be starting, but will be doing 3rd downs/goalline for hte time being

same article as the reche caldwell one........

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8020de76&template=with-video&confirm=true

Though Rice is coming off a significant shoulder injury and though some teams said the defensive end would not be healthy enough to start the season, the Broncos plan to play him Sunday at Buffalo against the Bills. Denver needs Rice –- badly. Its starting defensive ends are John Engleberger and Elvis Dumervil (http://www.nfl.com/players/elvisdumervil/profile?id=DUM179959). Their backups are first-round pick Jarvis Moss (http://www.nfl.com/players/jarvismoss/profile?id=MOS572803) and second-round pick Tim Crowder (http://www.nfl.com/players/timcrowder/profile?id=CRO702762), who has been hobbled this summer with a sprained ankle.
Rice will play, and he will have a chance to start reaching some of the incentives the Broncos laid out for him in their one-year, $3 million deal that included a $2.18 million signing bonus and an $820,000 base salary.