Ray Rice

Raynell Maurice Rice (twitter: @RayRice27)

Position: RB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 195 lbs.

Born: January 22, 1987 in New Rochelle, NY
College: Rutgers   (school history)    (Rice college stats)
Drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 61 (954th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/14 CW Sports Blog: NFL Draft Trends: Running Backs: When it comes to today’s running backs in NFL, it can be hard to separate what you hear from what you see. What you hear...
• 5/12 NFL Spin Zone: Ravens RB Ray Rice wants to be an even better pass-catcher: The Baltimore Ravens have one of the best receivers out of the backfield in superstar running back Ray Rice, but the former Rutgers...
• 5/9 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 1 Completed: Before the 2013 NFL Draft, we completed two fantasy football mock drafts (standard scoring first and then point-per-reception...
• 5/8 EDSFootball: Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings Updated: Since the 2013 NFL Draft, we have updated our re-draft fantasy football rankings for the 2013 season for both standard-scoring...
• 5/2 The Pewter Plank: Fantasy Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Getting Respect In Early Fantasy Rankings, Josh Freeman Being Underrated: On the “Fantasy Focus” podcast on ESPN.com, “The Talented Mr. Roto” Matthew Berry and Nate Ravitz were...

• 4/23 Money in the Banana Stand: Contrarian RB Rankings for the 2013 NFL Draft: In the same way that the Banana Stand has been using Dominator Rating and Height-adjusted Speed Score to help improve the evaluations...
• 4/18 The High Phive: Fantasy Football Preview: Top 100 Projected Players for the 2013 Season: For many football fans, autumn is a sort of duelist existence. Fantasy football has reached the mecca of sporting entertainment,...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/5 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Ryan Mathews and the Infinite Sadness: Diving into Ryan Mathews’ 2012 numbers is a terrifying plunge into a deep, dark well of never-ending woe. I try to challenge...

• 3/21 NFL Jerks: Chicago Bears: A Sneaky Fantasy Football Godsend?: Your thoughts on Chicago Bears skill position players and what they might do for your 2013 fake football squad can probably be...
• 3/21 EDSFootball: New 2013 Fantasy Football PPR Mock Under Way: The 2013 NFL season kicks off in more than five months, but that won't stop us from conducting a point-per-reception (PPR) mock...
• 3/14 NFL Jerks: Reggie Bush is a Detroit Lion: All Sorts of Fantasy Goodness: Reggie Bush, a day after it was reported that the Detroit Lions were offering him a three-down gig, signed in the Motor City,...
• 3/13 NFL Jerks: Reggie Bush is a Detroit Lion: All Sorts of Fantasy Goodness: Reggie Bush, a day after it was reported that the Detroit Lions were offering him a three-down gig, signed in the Motor City,...
• 3/8 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Pro Bowlers on Super Bowl Champions: Ever wonder what percentage of Super Bowl champions had a Pro Bowl quarterback? Can you get by without a star-studded secondary?...

• 2/19 NFL Jerks: Sports Jerks February Mock Draft: The Fall of Megatron: The Lions forcefed him in a desperate and ultimately meaningless push for the NFL receiving record, Matthew Stafford’s mechanics...
• 2/19 Bolt Beat: Chargers Draft Watch: RB Kerwynn Williams = Sproles Reincarnating: Kerwynn Williams- RB – Utah State Aggies 2012 stats: 218 carries, 1512 yards, 6.9 yards per carry, 15 TD’s 45 receptions,...
• 2/14 The Pewter Plank: Can the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Doug Martin Improve in Year Two?: When Doug Martin ran wild against the Oakland Raiders, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back was the focus of NFL fans across...
• 2/11 Bolt Beat: Time to end the Joe Flacco ‘elite’ discussion: Every year at this time the same debate begins. Is whoever the winning quarterback of the Super Bowl now elite? This year, that...
• 2/4 FootballPerspective.com: John Harbaugh outcoaches Jim Harbaugh, wins Super Bowl: “He’s the best coach in football right now.” That was what John Harbaugh said about his little brother after...
• 2/4 Stripe Hype: Super Bowl 2013: Ravens Overcome 49ers Comeback in Dramatic, Controversial Win:   In a tale of two halves, fans around the nation (the world) nearly witnessed the greatest comeback in NFL history. Nearly....
• 2/4 Stripe Hype: Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens and Ray Lewis Leave 49ers in the Dark: In the darkness on the field, Ray Lewis’ last ride looked all but guaranteed to end with a Lombardi Trophy. And even though...
• 2/3 Tyler's Think Tank: 13 Super Bowl Predictions: There is a missed field goal (looking at you, David Akers) Frank Gore rushes for a touchdown (or two) Joe Flacco...
• 2/2 FootballPerspective.com: Super Bowl XLVII Preview: Before we get to my preview, I feel the need to point you to some excellent Super Bowl previews I saw this week: Bill Barnwell...
• 2/2 The Pewter Plank: Can’t Beat ‘Em? Join ‘Em: What the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Can Learn from the Baltimore Ravens: It has been said many, many times that the NFL is a copycat league, and there is no better example than the rise to prominence...

• 1/31 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth and Harbaugh: Which coach is more aggressive?: I’m going to hold off until Sunday morning to post my Super Bowl preview, but today, I’m going to look at a possible...
• 1/31 NFL Jerks: The (Coming) Ray Rice Panic of 2013: Economic panics collapse economies, often starting with well-coiffed business people hurling themselves out of 19th story windows...
• 1/29 Bolt Beat: Super Bowl 2013 Predictions: Time for some Predictions for Super Bowl 2013.. Prediction: Har-Bow, Bro-Bowl and whatever stupid name that they have called this...
• 1/28 NFL Jerks: The Most Intriguing Super Bowl Prop Bets: It’s Super Bowl time, and here at Sports Jerks we’re taking a dip into the gambling world to analyze some of the best,...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain Ravens: Being a Super Bowl champion is a pretty nice bullet to place on your Hall of Fame resume. For players like Jerry Rice or Peyton...
• 1/24 FootballPerspective.com: Super Bowl XLVII Prop Bets: I don’t advocate betting on football games and neither does Football Perspective. However, as a person who spends lot of...
• 1/23 StoopSports.com: Seeking Out Prey: A.J. Rose- Over the last four years the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens have developed one of the best rivalries in...
• 1/22 NFL Jerks: In Defense of Plodders: Part 2: No one wants a volume runner on their fantasy squad. The very notion is an insult to our fake football acumen. The first part...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bills | C.J. Spiller headed to the Pro BowlBuffalo Bills RB C.J. Spiller will take the spot of Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice in the Pro Bowl....[+] Buffalo Bills RB C.J. Spiller will take the spot of Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice in the Pro Bowl.
• 1/21 NFL Jerks: Super Bowl 47 Preview: San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens: Ray Lewis and the Ravens are heading to New Orleans in the midst of a magical playoff run to take on the San Francisco 49ers......
• 1/21 Stripe Hype: Ravens Out-Physical Patriots for an All-Harbaugh Super Bowl: Once again, the New England Patriots hosted the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game. But this time the outcome was different,...
• 1/20 Stripe Hype: Ravens Out-Physical Patriots for an All-Harbaugh Super Bowl: Once again, the New England Patriots hosted the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game. But this time the outcome was different,...
• 1/18 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the AFC Championship Game: Baltimore at New England: According to the SRS, this is as lopsided as championship games get. The Patriots are 12.8 points better than average while the...
• 1/18 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Picks for the Conference Championship Games: FanDuel.com is offering yet another set of games for daily fantasy football players, even though there are only two games to choose...
• 1/15 NFL Jerks: FanDuel and Draft Kings Lineups for NFL Championship Week: Bankable daily fantasy values are officially a relic. We’re down to four teams in the conference title games this weekend, making...
• 1/13 FootballPerspective.com: Reviewing the Divisional Round of the Playoffs: The Best Weekend of the Year lived up to its re**** this weekend, as the divisional round of the playoffs gave us three outstanding...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice productive between tackles against DEN: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 94 yards and one touchdown between the tackles against the Denver Broncos in the Divisional...[+] Round playoff game, which was the most the Broncos have given up in that situation this season.
• 1/13 Musket Fire: Baltimore Ravens outlast Denver Broncos 38-35: It was a game filled with big plays from both teams, but the Baltimore Ravens were the ones to prevail against the Denver Broncos...
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice plays well : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 131 yards and one touchdown on 30 carries against the Denver Broncos in the Divisional...[+] Round playoff game.
• 1/11 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs – Saturday: I was on vacation last week, so I provided just a bare bones set of NFL playoff predictions. Technically, my picks went 4-0 on...
• 1/10 FootballPerspective.com: Ray Rice is the newest star in What are the Odds of That?: Regular readers surely recall my “What are the Odds of That” post from this summer. In that article, I referenced...
• 1/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice has fumbling issues in postseason : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has fumbled just seven times in five regular seasons in the NFL; however, in eight playoff games,...[+] he has fumbled five times, losing four of them. Rice is averaging one fumble every 30 touches in the postseason. Rice's playoff struggles extend beyond fumbles. He has rushed for more than 70 yards just once in eight games, and with opposing defenses keying on him, he has averaged less than four yards per carry in five games.
• 1/7 FootballPerspective.com: Jamaal Charles’ 2012 was one of the most inconsistent seasons in RB history: A couple of weeks ago, I heard my buddy and co-worker Sigmund Bloom say on the Footballguys Podcast that Jamaal Charles was having...
• 1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice helps out in run, pass game : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 70 yards on 15 carries and caught one pass for 47 yards against the Indianapolis Colts...[+] in the Wild Card playoff game. However, Rice did lose two fumbles during the game.
• 1/4 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Wild Card Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at NFL Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 1/3 NFL Jerks: Wild Card Weekend’s Best Fantasy Plays: QBs and RBs: I don’t care who wins the Super Bowl. I’ve said that before, and even in this time of postseason frothing at the mouth, I...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NFL Pro Bowl Snubs: There are so many dynamics to evaluating an NFL defense, that debating who deserves their Pro Bowl selection and who got the short...
• 1/2 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC North: On Monday, I examined the seasons of the teams in the AFC and NFC East. Today I will do the same for the AFC and NFC North, starting...
• 1/1 Stripe Hype: Earning their Stripes: The Burfict Fit: It’s been a year-long journey of redemption for Bengals weakisde linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who went undrafted out of...
• 1/1 Stripe Hype: Earning their Stripes: The Burfict Fit: It’s been a year-long journey of redemption for Bengals weakisde linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who went undrafted out of...

• 12/31 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Beating the Ravens and Lessons for the Playoffs: Despite it being a glorified preseason game, quite a few aspects of Sunday’s Bengals victory over Baltimore showed just how...
• 12/31 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Beating the Ravens and Lessons for the Playoffs: Despite it being a glorified preseason game, quite a few aspects of Sunday’s Bengals victory over Baltimore showed just how...
• 12/30 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore RavensIt was 28 years ago that the team formerly known as the Baltimore Colts packed up in the middle of the night and left for......
• 12/30 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore RavensIt was 28 years ago that the team formerly known as the Baltimore Colts packed up in the middle of the night and left for......
• 12/30 Stripe Hype: Ray Rice will play, but only for One or Two Series: UPDATE  There are now reports that Ray Rice will play today.   Last second change with the Ravens. Ravens running back Ray...
• 12/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice to play very little: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice is expected to see limited playing time, like for only a series or two, in his team's Week 17 game...[+] against the Cincinnati Bengals.
• 12/30 Stripe Hype: Ray Rice WILL Play Today: UPDATE  There are now reports that Ray Rice will play today.   Last second change with the Ravens. Ravens running back Ray...
• 12/29 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career rushing stats in wins and losses: Yesterday, I noted that Adrian Peterson is averaging nearly two more yards per rush in losses than wins. He’s also averaging...
• 12/28 FootballPerspective.com: Adrian Peterson’s amazing, except when the Vikings win: Adrian Peterson is having an incredible season. He’s likely to hit the 2,000-yard mark on Sunday, and he’s also chasing...
• 12/28 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Week 17 Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at Sports Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 12/28 NFL Jerks: Ridiculous FanDuel Values for Week 17: Let’s cut through coachspeak and sift through a few FanDuel plays at ludicrously rock-bottom prices. No matter the bluster head...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice earns honor Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16....[+] Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16.
• 12/26 Stripe Hype: 2013 AFC & NFC Pro Bowl Teams Announced: You can check our full-recap of all the Cincinnati Bengals who were selected to the Pro Bowl here. Here is the full list of...
• 12/22 SideLion Report: Could Calvin Johnson be on a Second-Consecutive Madden Cover?: It won’t be long before EA Sports starts the process of looking for a cover athlete for Madden 14. With Calvin Johnson‘s...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice not having a career year: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice is on pace to finish with his fewest rushing and receiving yards since his rookie season. Barring...[+] a dramatic workload increase over the final two games, Rice will have his fewest carries since 2009, his first year as a starter. Rice, however, feels his lack of involvement is tied to the overall struggles of the offense. 'If we execute at a high level, we execute on third down, there's no doubt in my mind that I'm coming out of the game with 18 to 25 touches,' Rice said when asked about how he is used and his number of carries. 'When you're getting three-and-outs, three-and-outs, three-and-outs, and then the other team is scoring, there's no time to hand the ball off to Ray Rice. That's just being honest about your touches. My touches are going to come when we execute at a high level … I'm just trying to stay effective. Obviously, I know my role on the offense hasn't changed.'
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice says not much difference between OCs: In Week 15, new Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell ran some bunch formations and more stretch plays - plays that...[+] were a familiar part of the playbook with the Indianapolis Colts, Caldwell's former team; however, RB Ray Rice said the differences between Caldwell's game plan and former coordinator Cam Cameron's were minimal. 'The plays were the same,' Rice said. 'The playbook was the same. Same play calls. We just didn't execute.'
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | OC change does not help Ray Rice : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice had 15 touches for 41 yards in Week 15, his first game under new offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell....[+] Rice posted season lows with 41 yards from scrimmage and a 2.7 yards per touch average. He was targeted on 18 plays (12 rushes, three receptions on five targets), none of which came on third down. The game marked the fourth time this season Rice did not touch the ball on third down.
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice limited Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (hip) was limited in practice Thursday, Dec. 13....[+] Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (hip) was limited in practice Thursday, Dec. 13.
• 12/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Broncos | Preparing for heavy dose of Ray Rice : Heading into their Week 15 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, the Denver Broncos believe they will receive a heavy dose of RB...[+] Ray Rice, particularly after the team made a change at the offensive coordinator position. 'Oh definitely I think they're going to look to use Ray Rice more,' SS Jim Leonhard said. 'He's a difficult matchup because of all the things he can do.' Under former offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, Rice had four games with 13 or fewer carries.
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | More on Ray Rice: Updating previous reports, Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice's (hip) hip pointer is slight. He didn't appear to be in major discomfort...[+] after the Week 14 game.
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice suffered hip pointer: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (hip) indicated after the Week 14 game against the Washington Redskins that he suffered a hip pointer....[+] He still finished with 121 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, and he added 15 receiving yards on three grabs. It was his first 100-yard rushing performance since Week 5.
• 12/9 The High Phive: Week 14: Eagles vs Buccaneers Preview: As the end of the Andy Reid era approaches, it is also a new beginning for Eagles fans. We have seen our beloved Eagles go through...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice not upset over lack of touches : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice is not frustrated over his lack of late-game touches in recent weeks. Rice is on pace to rush for...[+] 1,162 yards after gaining a career-high 1,364 yards last season. He ranks 13th in the NFL rushing attempts. 'I think 13th right now is OK because we have been winning games,' Rice said. 'We will find a way to get the ball into our playmakers' hands. Obviously, I think I'm a playmaker for this team. The coaches, we'll find a way to get me the ball. One thing I don't like is being forced the ball ... Getting smart touches and getting touches that I can make a big play, that's something that I get excited about.'
• 12/6 FootballPerspective.com: Running back success rate: Grading running backs can be tricky; rushing yards tell much of the story but remain a function of opportunity (itself an indicator...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | No fourth-quarter touches for Ray Rice : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice didn't touch the ball in the fourth quarter of Week 13 after gaining 44 yards on his last two carries...[+] of the third quarter. Rice only had 13 touches. The Ravens are 32-10 when Rice gets 20 touches or more, a .761 winning percentage. They are 12-10 when he touches the ball fewer than 20 times, a .545 winning percentage.
• 12/3 Steel Curtain Rising: Batch, Steelers Roll Over Ravens in Their Own Roost, 23-20: Since 2000 the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens have tested each other, often times with the AFC North crown in the balance...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice finds end zone: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 12 times for 78 yards and a touchdown in the Week 13 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers,...[+] and he added one reception for five yards.
• 12/2 Throw the Challenge Flag: Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Ravens Preview: Two weeks ago, the overall feeling among Pittsburgh Steelers fans was that their team had no chance with Byron Leftwich starting...

• 11/30 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 12 Preview - @ Baltimore Ravens: Nothing like playing your biggest rival in the division twice in a three week span. I am not really sure what the schedulers were...
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Bernard Pierce seeing increased role: Baltimore Ravens RB Bernard Pierce is starting to provide more of a complementary role to RB Ray Rice, carrying the ball 28 times...[+] in the past four games with 94 rushing yards and a score. He had nine carries in Week 12 against the San Diego Chargers. 'I'm starting to gain more trust with the coaches and the players,' Pierce said Friday, Nov. 30. 'Once I get a groove going, I feel comfortable. I can't wait to be able to learn more than I already know.'
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice earns honor Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 12....[+] Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 12.
• 11/26 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Ravens Pulling Away as Steelers Collapse:     The Baltimore Ravens were able to pad their AFC North-lead as they overcame a 10-point 4th-quarter deficit and scored...
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice helps team to victory: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice had 22 carries for 97 yards in Week 12 against the San Diego Chargers, and he added eight receptions...[+] for 67 yards. Rice had a huge conversion on fourth down and 29 from their own 37-yard line with 1:37 left in regulation with his team trailing by three points.
• 11/19 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 10 Recap - Ravens 13, Steelers 10: For a better part of the game last night you just had the feeling that the Steelers were eventually going to pull the game out....
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice bottled up: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 20 times for 40 yards in Week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he added five receptions...[+] for 53 yards.
• 11/16 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 10 Live Blog - vs. Baltimore Ravens: Right after the kick went through and the Steelers beat the Chiefs in overtime the strong notion about Steelers fans was that...
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice probable for Week 11: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (toe) fully participated in practice Friday, Nov. 16, and is probable for the team’s Week 11 game....[+]
• 11/14 The High Phive: Chip Kelly Is Not the Best Fit for Eagles’ Next Coach: The Eagles seem dead in the water right now. Of all the years where Andy Reid could have lost his job, this year seems like the...
• 11/12 Bolt Beat: Aubrayo Franklin Will Miss A Couple Of Weeks With Bruised Knee: Aubrayo Franklin has a bone bruise in his knee and looks like he will be out a couple of weeks. He doesn’t get his name...
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice's yardage unimpressive: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice was able to run for a touchdown in Week 10 against the Oakland Raiders, but he managed just 35 rushing...[+] yards on 13 carries. He added four receptions for 33 yards.
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice licking his chops : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said he is looking forward to having a big Week 10 performance against the Oakland Raiders after...[+] watching Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Doug Martin run for 251 yards against the Raiders last week. 'Obviously, you look at it and you start to get excited when you see it happening,' Rice said. 'Anybody goes over 200 yards, you have to figure there is a problem there ... The problem that I saw on film was tackling. I guess his height helped him out. I think his size helped him out a little bit, too.'
• 11/9 Stripe Hype: Bengals’ Youth Hopes to be Served:     Jamison Hensley of ESPN did his All-AFC North team, showcasing the division’s best players in his opinion,...
• 11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have: 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing...
• 11/8 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 10: RB Rankings: Ray Rice finds himself atop my week 10 RB rankings. He’s going up against the Raiders who got a beating from Doug Martin last...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice plays well against CLE Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries against the Cleveland Browns in Week 9....[+] Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries against the Cleveland Browns in Week 9.
• 11/3 Money in the Banana Stand: The Reality Rankings: RB: This is Part 2 in our series taking a Contrarian look at where offensive skill players rank in reality. They are mid-season 2012...
• 11/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice expects bigger workload in second half : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said he is feeling fresh entering the second half of the season. And though he understands the offense...[+] is loaded with talent, he expects to have a bigger workload, roughly 20 to 25 touches per game. 'I know where I am most effective. That 20-to-25 touch range is usually pretty good, but we know there’s only one football to go around,' Rice said. 'With the talent that we have on our offense, the more and more we are capable of using everyone, the better we’ll be. Obviously, this is the healthiest I’ve felt in a while - obviously, coming off the bye and doing the right things to take care of my body. I’m looking forward to a nice workload the second half of the season.'
• 11/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice enjoys playing in Cleveland : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has averaged 134.7 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns on the road in four career games against...[+] the Cleveland Browns. His last trip to Cleveland resulted in a career-best 204 yards rushing. Rice said the playing surface has helped his production. 'I love playing on grass,' Rice said. 'It’s a little different surface. Obviously, when you’re cutting, you get better traction on the turf. Any running back will tell you on grass you can’t over pursue as much, because the cutting is different on that grass, and obviously, on a wet field it’s really a lot different. We just went out there and ran the ball really well last year, but that’s last year.' In four games in Cleveland, Rice also has never had fewer than 20 carries.
• 11/1 FantasyDaddy.com: Buy And Sell - Week 9: Happy Halloween! In honor of America’s sweetest and most creepy holiday, I have rendered a special “Masked Ball” edition...

• 10/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 7 Preview - vs. Washington Redskins: The Steelers are coming back home for the first time in what seems like forever. They have been on the road for much of the past...
• 10/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice not as involved in 2012: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has not been as involved offensively so far this season. He is averaging 15.1 carries and 4.1 receptions,...[+] in addition to being targeted 6.1 times per game. Last season, Rice averaged 18.2 carries per game and 4.8 receptions while being targeted 6.5 times per game. He had 11 games with at least 20 touches and eight with 25 or more. The team wants Rice to take less of a pounding this season; however, his workload could increase moving forward. Head coach John Harbaugh said he wants the ball in Rice's hands more often. 'We want to get the ball in all of our playmakers’ hands. We probably didn’t do that like we wanted to,' Harbaugh said.
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Need to rely on Ray Rice more : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has averaged 19.3 rushes in the team's wins since the start of 2011, including postseason, but has...[+] averaged just 13.9 rushes in losses. As a result of not using Rice more, QB Joe Flacco's playaction passing suffers. In Week 7, Flacco was just 2-for-7 passing on playaction for 12 yards and an interception. Rice had just nine carries in the game.
• 10/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice sees just 14 touches: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice was limited to just nine carries for 42 yards in Week 7 against the Houston Texans, as the team got...[+] away from the running game with a lopsided score. Rice also added five receptions for just 12 yards.
• 10/16 The NFL Injury Report: Ravens Injuries Makes the AFC North a Wide Open Race: 0 0 1 161 919 University of Missouri 7 2 1078 14.0 ...
• 10/16 FootballPerspective.com: Up by 1, after scoring a late touchdown, should teams go for two?: I’m always interested in creative ways to maximize your team’s chances of winning. A few weeks ago, I wrote that when...
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice visits end zone twice: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 16 times for 63 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Week 6 game against the Dallas Cowboys....[+] Rice also added one reception for 43 yards, and he was targeted four times out of the backfield.
• 10/10 FootballPerspective.com: Career Rushing Yards over 50 yards in each game: Career statistics can be very misleading, since a player can hang around for a bunch of meaningless years but really pad his totals....
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice productive Week 5Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5....[+] Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 101 yards on 17 carries against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 5.
• 10/6 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 5: RB Rankings: Ray Rice starts my week 5 running back rankings with a very favorable matchup against the Chiefs. Rice should be in line for...
• 10/3 Money in the Banana Stand: Omaha! Omaha! – Week 4: . . . where we watch every game and occasionally audible the title along with the commentary. I want winners – not elite players...

• 9/28 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Ravens Remain Atop AFC North, & Steelers/Browns Woes:     After the Ravens escaped last night with a 23-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns in an AFC North showdown, RB...
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice plays well against CLE: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has averaged 96.9 yards per game in his career against the Cleveland Browns which is the most he...[+] has posted against a team he has played at least three times. He has rushed for at least 80 yards in his last five games against the Browns.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Want to keep Ray Rice fresh : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has made the most of his opportunities so far this season. He has not received more than 20 carries...[+] in the first three games but he still ranks seventh in the NFL in rushing. Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said he has a feel on how to use Rice so that he stays fresh during the course of a season. 'I think there's a sweet spot on how much you can use a three-down back in this business over a 20-game-plus season. We think we've found that sweet spot for him,' Cameron said. 'It will vary a little bit from week to week, but you can't find many backs in this league that can last 16, 20 games, much less (for) five seasons. So I think we've got a good feel for what is best for him and what is best for us.'
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice loves seeing orange and brown: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice has posted 775 rushing yards against the Cleveland Browns, averaging 96.9 rushing yards in eight...[+] career games. He'll look to improve on those numbers in Week 4 Thursday, Sept. 27. Rice posted a 205-yard total in Week 13 last year against Cleveland.
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice tops century mark: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 20 times for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Week 3 game against the New England Patriots,...[+] and he added five receptions for 49 yards. Rice is averaging 100.0 rushing yards per game and 51.0 receiving yards per game over the past two weeks. He has three rushing TDs in the first three games.
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | NFL fines Ray Rice: The NFL fined Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice $7,875 for unnecessary roughness in the Week 2 game against the Philadelphia Eagles....[+]
• 9/6 Stripe Hype: 5 Dangerous Match-Ups for Bengals vs Ravens: It is finally time to rid ourselves of the speculation, hype, scenarios and projections that litter the preseason. The season...
• 9/4 Stripe Hype: Bengals Injury Report: Several Starters Return while Carlos Dunlap looks Doubtful for Opener:     While several starters returned to practice today after missing much of the preseason with various ailments, defensive-end...

• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice to get touches in no-huddle offense: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice will get plenty of touches in the Ravens no-huddle offense, according to offensive coordinator Cam...[+] Cameron.
• 8/25 FantasyDaddy.com: 2012 Fantasy Daddy Projections: Running Backs 2.0: We are half-way through week 3 of the pre-season and I wanted to give the latest (and probably the last) round of projections. ...
• 8/15 FootballPerspective.com: Random Perspective On: The 2012 Oakland Raiders: Darren McFadden has missed games due to injury in each of his four seasons in the NFL. But he earns the label “injury prone”...
• 8/13 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: 3 Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...
• 8/9 Stripe Hype: 3 Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...
• 8/8 Stripe Hype: Three Things That Need To Happen For Bengals: With the new NFL season quickly approaching there is little time left for preseason speculation and predictions. The first preseason...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Could add RB to the roster: Baltimore Ravens RBs Anthony Allen, Bernard Pierce and Damien Berry have not made nearly as much noise in training camp as RB...[+] Bobby Rainey, an undrafted free agent from Western Kentucky. However, Rainey is a clone of RB Ray Rice and the team might need a change-of-pace runner. As a result, the Ravens could add a free agent near the end of camp.
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Battle for backup running back: The battle for the No. 2 role behind Ray Rice in the Baltimore Ravens' backfield isn't clear right now. While RB Bernard Pierce...[+] (hamstring) appears to be the most suited for an every-down role if called upon, a hamstring injury has prevented him from being on the field much. RB Damien Berry bulked up and has had a solid camp while RB Anthony Allen hasn't shown much in moves to go along with his power-running style. Undrafted rookie RB Bobby Rainey has turned heads. The diminutive back has shown the ability to catch well out of the backfield and no longer appears to be a long shot to make the team's final roster.
• 8/5 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Know Your Enemy: Offense:   We here at Stripehype have spent the last few weeks covering some of the individual players from the Bengals who will have...
• 8/1 Stripe Hype: Know Your Enemy: Offense:   We here at Stripehype have spent the last few weeks covering some of the individual players from the Bengals who will have...

• 7/31 Stripe Hype: Know Your Enemy: Offense:   We here at Stripehype have spent the last few weeks covering some of the individual players from the Bengals who will have...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Anthony Allen likely to open camp as No. 2 RB: Baltimore Ravens RB Anthony Allen is likely to open training camp July 26 as the primary backup to starting RB Ray Rice. Allen...[+] will be trying to hold off RBs Damien Berry, Bernard Pierce and Bobby Rainey.
• 7/20 Stripe Hype: Who wants to be an NFL Running Back?:     Quarterback has long been the position that every kid wanted to play. Running back, however, was also high on the...
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Joe Flacco focused on season, not contract: After the Baltimore Ravens signed RB Ray Rice to a long-term deal, the next priority for the organization is locking up QB Joe...[+] Flacco to a long-term contract. Flacco is concentrating on focusing on the season, and he isn't worried about the business side. 'Joe is very, very excited for the season,' his agent said. 'He's really adamant about getting the Ravens to the next step. The contract at this point is secondary to that goal. Joe has the attitude that he'll earn it.'
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice contract update: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice will make $17 million in 2012 and $8 million in 2013 as part of his five-year, $40 million deal with...[+] the team.
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...
• 7/16 Musket Fire: No New Deal For Wes Welker and the Patriots: The deadline passed today and a few players reached long term deals with their teams. Matt Forte, Ray Rice and Josh Scobee all...
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice contract update: Updating a previous report, the Baltimore Ravens agreed to a five-year deal with RB Ray Rice worth $40 million. Rice will receive...[+] $25 million in the first two years of the deal.
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice agrees to deal: The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to terms with franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice on a multi-year deal. Financial terms were not...[+] disclosed.
• 7/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice unlikely to reach agreement: The Baltimore Ravens and franchise RB Ray Rice are unlikely to strike a long-term contract extension by the deadline Monday, July...[+] 16.
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice still optimistic deal will get done : Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice remains optimistic a deal will be reached prior to the July 16 deadline. Unless...[+] Rice is signed to a new deal by the deadline, he’ll play this year under a $7.742 million franchise tag. 'I’ll always keep it real for you, but I’m always optimistic,' Rice said. 'God has put me in a position where not too many people can say they’ve been. I never played for the dollars and all of that other stuff.'
• 7/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | May not get deal done with Ray Rice: The Baltimore Ravens have hit a stalemate in contract talks with franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice and may need significant progress...[+] to be made this weekend if an agreement will be reached.
• 7/13 Stripe Hype: Blake’s Breakdown and Predictions on how the AFC North will Play Out:     Unlike the other 2 divisions that I have previewed already, this division has been ran by not 1, but 2 teams. The...
• 7/12 Stripe Hype: Blake’s Breakdown and Predictions on how the AFC North will Play Out:     Unlike the other 2 divisions that I have previewed already, this division has been ran by not 1, but 2 teams. The...
• 7/11 Stripe Hype: AFC North Headlines: Ravens & Ray Rice not Close to Deal. Could he Holdout?:     There is no deal is imminent between the Ravens and disgruntled RB Ray Rice. Both sides are holding their stance...
• 7/11 Stripe Hype: AFC North Headlines: Ravens & Ray Rice not Close to Deal. Could he Holdout?:     There is no deal is imminent between the Ravens and disgruntled RB Ray Rice. Both sides are holding their stance...
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | No deal imminent for Ray Rice: The Baltimore Ravens and unsigned franchise player RB Ray Rice are nearing a deadline of Monday, July 16, at 4 p.m. ET to get...[+] a deal done. If the two sides cannot work out a long-term deal, Rice will play this season under a $7.742 million franchise tag. 'Honestly, I just let my agent take care of all that stuff,' Rice said. 'My job, I just stay in shape. I know the business side will always take care of itself.'
• 7/3 WhoDatDish.com: The 2012 NFL Season Is Almost Here!: We are just over a month away from the beginning of the 2012 NFL season.  Though preseason, it’s hard to believe that the...
• 7/1 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Analyzing The Bengals 2012 Schedule: There is still a lot of hype going on about the Bengals and what they may be capable of doing in 2012. Many experts and fans agree...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Bernard Pierce to compete for No. 2 job: Baltimore Ravens RB Bernard Pierce is believed to be a solid fit for the offense, and a solid complement to RB Ray Rice. He will...[+] challenge for the primary backup job to Rice, competing with RBs Anthony Allen and Damien Berry for the spot in training camp.
• 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Joe Flacco outplayed Tom Brady in playoffs? : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice felt QB Joe Flacco not had total command of the offense in last season's playoffs, but he outplayed...[+] New England Patriots QB Tom Brady in the AFC Championship Game. 'It was his show,' Rice said. 'It was his show on offense, and as much credit that I was getting and as much respect I was getting from defenses, all Joe really had to do is prove that we can drive the ball down the field and score, and he did that. Quite frankly, he outplayed Tom Brady the last game.'
• 6/25 Stripe Hype: Analyzing The Bengals 2012 Schedule: There is still a lot of hype going on about the Bengals and what they may be capable of doing in 2012. Many experts and fans agree...
• 6/24 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Vancestradums’s Fantasy Predictions: RB:   Last week, I ranked the top 12 quarterbacks for the fantasy football fans out there. Next on the agenda is running back....
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Could still add a veteran back: The Baltimore Ravens say they are comfortable with RBs Anthony Allen, Bernard Pierce and Damien Berry as their backups to RB Ray...[+] Rice, but the team could still add a veteran back to the mix.
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Owner hopes to sign QB, RB to long-term deals: Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said the team would like to sign QB Joe Flacco and franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice to...[+] long-term contracts before the start of the regular season.
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice not expected to be at minicamp: Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said he does not expect franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice to attend minicamp next week since...[+] he have not received a new deal at this point.
• 6/7 FanSided: AFC North Quarterback Comparison: [caption id="attachment_11848" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Nov 13, 2011; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback...

• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Optimistic a Ray Rice deal will get done : There is hope among those in the Baltimore Ravens organization that a long-term deal with franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice can...[+] be hammered out, though it might not happen until July.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Progress made in Ray Rice contract talks : Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice has not yet signed his tender and is not expected to be present for the start...[+] of the organized team activities Tuesday, May 22; however, there has been progress in talks. While no deal is imminent and there remains plenty of work to do, there has been some progress in recent weeks between Rice’s agent, Todd France, and the team, according to sources familiar with the talks. Both sides are talking regularly and seem motivated to get a deal done.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice looking for $10 million per year?It is believed Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice is seeking $10 million per year, and he is not likely to get it from the Ravens....[+] It is believed Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice is seeking $10 million per year, and he is not likely to get it from the Ravens.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bears | Other deals affect Matt Forte negotiations: Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte continues to seek a long-term contract, and the deals of others is likely to affect negotiations....[+] Forte's agent is likely to look at the new deal for Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy, while the Bears might point to the deal the Jacksonville Jaguars gave to RB Maurice Jones-Drew. The negotiations between the Baltimore Ravens and RB Ray Rice also are important, as both players have similar values.
• 5/19 FanSided: My Top Ten: Running Back : [caption id="attachment_9284" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings carries the...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice fine with Bernard Pierce addition: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said he is not upset that the team drafted RB Bernard Pierce because he knows one running back can’t...[+] do it all in the NFL now and it is good to have two running backs.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice staying in shape: Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice said he is staying in shape this offseason even though he is not working out...[+] at the team’s facility because of his contract situation. Rice said he likes working out so his absence will not affect his shape.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice promises a Super Bowl : Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice made a promise to fans Saturday, May 12, that the team will capture the Super...[+] Bowl this season.
• 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice feeling good entering 2012 season : Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice said Saturday, May 12, he feels the best he's ever felt heading into the 2012...[+] season.

• 4/16 FanSided: Pro Football Focus Grades Bengals 2008-2010 Draft Classes: [caption id="attachment_9537" align="aligncenter" width="365" caption="Oct 30, 2011; Seattle, WA, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive...
• 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice not expected to attend workouts : Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice is not expected to attend the start of the team's voluntary workouts Monday,...[+] April 16, according to league sources.
• 4/14 FanSided: Peace For a Change:   [caption id="attachment_9475" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="Mike Wallace #17 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice has no plans to report without deal: The Baltimore Ravens are reportedly not close to a deal with RB Ray Rice, who was designated with the franchise tag. Rice has...[+] no plans to report without a new deal.
• 4/13 FanSided: Peace For a Change:   [caption id="attachment_9475" align="alignnone" width="594" caption="Mike Wallace #17 of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates...
• 4/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Happy about talks with Ray Rice: Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said he is happy with the progress the team has made with franchise free-agent...[+] RB Ray Rice on a long-term contract.
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Feel Ray Rice should accept franchise tag : Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said he agreed that franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice outplayed his rookie contract....[+] However, Newsome hinted Rice should be happy with the $7.7 million tag. 'From where he was to where we've put the franchise tag on him, that's a significant increase,' Newsome said.
• 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice hopes to take part in workouts: Baltimore Ravens franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice hopes to be able to work out in the team's offseason program that starts April...[+] 16, but he has yet to sign his $7.7 million franchise tender. 'I think progress is being made,' Rice said. 'It's one of those things. I didn't set the bar for what running backs get. Obviously, they got what they deserved. I played my contract out. I took the franchise tag. What it's going to do is buy time, and hopefully we come out with a number that's fair to both sides. But at the same time, the number was set. It wasn't set by me.'
• 4/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Important to get Joe Flacco, Ray Rice deals done : The Baltimore Ravens are currently just $1.7 million under the salary cap. In order to free up some cap room, the Ravens are...[+] hoping to get new deals completed with QB Joe Flacco and franchise free-agent RB Ray Rice. Flacco ($8 million cap number) and Rice ($7.7 million franchise tag) account for 12 percent of the team's salary cap.
• 4/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Anthony Allen confident he can get job done: Baltimore Ravens RB Anthony Allen is in the mix to compete for the primary backup job behind RB Ray Rice following the retirement...[+] of RB Ricky Williams. Allen is confident he knows the system, protections, lines and passes, even though he barely played last season. '(Anthony) goes from third (running back to) potentially No. 1 if something happens,' head coach John Harbaugh said. 'Every backup player is an injury away, a play away from being the guy. We think a lot of him, we think a lot of (RB Damien Berry). We think they're going to have very good seasons, but we've got to look at some insurance, too. We've got to have more than two running backs on our roster, so we'll add some guys.'

• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Will Ray Rice boycott offseason workouts? : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice's franchise tag will be worth roughly $7.7 million for 2012, which is a big jump from the $600,000...[+] he made in 2011. The Ravens can work toward signing him to a long-term deal moving forward, but it remains to be seen how Rice will react to the tag. He could opt to skip offseason minicamps if a new long-term deal isn't in place. Rice takes his leadership role with the team seriously, but could fall to the pressure of his agent, Todd France, who may advise him that he loses leverage by participating in camp workouts.
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice receives franchise tagUpdating a previous report, the Baltimore Ravens have placed the franchise tag on impending free-agent RB Ray Rice....[+] Updating a previous report, the Baltimore Ravens have placed the franchise tag on impending free-agent RB Ray Rice.
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice to receive franchise tag soon? : The camp of Baltimore Ravens impending free-agent RB Ray Rice anticipates Rice receiving the franchise tag Friday, March 2. The...[+] thinking is that the Ravens won’t want to deal with the matter over the weekend, and that they don’t want to wait until the final day, in order to avoid any type of a last-minute screw-up.

• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice’s agent expects franchise tag: Todd France, agent for Baltimore Ravens impending free-agent RB Ray Rice, said he expects the Ravens to place the franchise tag...[+] on Rice. France said he will continue to have discussions with the team about a long-term contract.
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Expected to talk with agents for Joe Flacco, Ray Rice: The Baltimore Ravens are expected to touch base with the agents for QB Joe Flacco and impending free-agent RB Ray Rice at the...[+] NFL scouting combine to talk about their contract situations.
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice wants Adrian Peterson money : Baltimore Ravens impending free-agent RB Ray Rice reportedly wants a long-term contract similar to Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian...[+] Peterson. Peterson signed a seven-year deal worth up to $100 million last September, with the major provision that he'll make $40 million in the first three years. It appears unlikely the Ravens doing that for Rice.
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | To talk with Ray Rice at combine : The Baltimore Ravens are expected to have some contact with impending free-agent RB Ray Rice's agent, Todd France, at this week's...[+] NFL Scouting Combine to at least discuss the parameters of a new contract. The Ravens have indicated they will use the franchise tag on Rice if a deal can't be reached.
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Franchise tag is foregone conclusion for Ray Rice: The Baltimore Ravens are not expected to reach a long-term deal with RB Ray Rice, so it is regarded as a foregone conclusion that...[+] the team will use the franchise tag to retain him. Rice is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent March 13. The team has until March 5 to reach a long-term deal, and can use the franchise tag starting Monday, Feb. 20.
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Hope not to use franchise tag on Ray Rice: Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said the team would like to re-sign impending free-agent RB Ray Rice before free...[+] agency begins and not have to use the franchise tag on him.
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Have a lot of free agents The Baltimore Ravens have 13 impending unrestricted free agents, including RB Ray Rice and OG Ben Grubbs....[+] The Baltimore Ravens have 13 impending unrestricted free agents, including RB Ray Rice and OG Ben Grubbs.

• 1/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice expects deal to get done : Baltimore Ravens impending free-agent RB Ray Rice expects to reach a contract agreement with the team in the offseason. The Ravens...[+] could also place the franchise tag on Rice, worth roughly $7.7 million in 2012. 'Whatever they do, it’s going to be more than I’ve ever had,' Rice said. 'There was a reason why I never brought my contract situation into that locker room because I wanted to play the game for the love of the game and my teammates. I think we’ll get it done. There’s no doubt that I’ll be here next year.'
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice a non-factor in AFCCG : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice gained just 78 yards of total offense in the AFC Championship Game, his second-lowest number of the...[+] season.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice to skip Pro Bowl: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (personal) has decided to skip the Pro Bowl due to personal reasons, so he will be replaced by San...[+] Diego Chargers RB Ryan Mathews on the AFC Pro Bowl roster.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice suffered minor injury: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (leg) limped off the field in the second half of the AFC Championship Game against the New England...[+] Patriots due to a minor leg injury, but he was able to return. Rice ran for 67 yards on 21 carries, and he added an 11-yard reception.
• 1/21 Blogcritics Sports: 2011 AFC Championship Preview: Ravens vs. Patriots: Tom Brady proved last weekend he doesn't need to be fully healthy to succeed at this time of year. Against the Denver defense...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice could receive franchise tag The Baltimore Ravens could place the franchise tag on impending free-agent RB Ray Rice in the offseason....[+] The Baltimore Ravens could place the franchise tag on impending free-agent RB Ray Rice in the offseason.
• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice has decent outing: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 60 yards on 21 carries against the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round playoff game....[+] He also caught four passes for 20 yards in the game.
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice named second-team All-Pro: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice was named second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press Friday Jan. 6. Rice led the NFL in yards from...[+] scrimmage with 2,068 total yards.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice rested: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (toe) was rested from practice Wednesday, Jan. 4. The team will practice one more time Thursday,...[+] Jan. 5, before having the rest of the weekend off.
• 1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice leads NFL in yards from scrimmage: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice led the NFL with 2,068 total yards from scrimmage, just edging out Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice...[+] Jones-Drew (1,980) and Houston Texans RB Arian Foster (1,841).

• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Offense relies on Ray Rice : The Baltimore Ravens have lost four of RB Ray Rice's five lowest rushing outputs this season. Rice had just 57 yards rushing in...[+] Week 15.
• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice totals 112 yards from scrimmage: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 10 times for 57 yards in Week 15 against the San Diego Chargers, and he added nine receptions...[+] for 55 yards. Rice entered the game with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, and he had hit the century mark in three of the past four. In addition, he failed to score for just the third time in eight games.

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice performs well against Cleveland: The Baltimore Ravens and RB Ray Rice will face the Cleveland Browns in Week 13. Over his past three games against the Browns,...[+] Rice has at least 80 rushing yards. He also has two touchdowns over the past four games. The Browns rank 29th in the NFL against the run, allowing 138.6 yards per game.
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice stuck in neutral most of the night: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 21 times for 59 yards in Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers Thursday, Nov. 24. He also...[+] hauled in three receptions for 24 yards, but he failed to find the end zone either on the ground or by air.
• 11/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice scores two TDs: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11....[+] He also caught five passes for 43 yards in the game.
• 11/20 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 11 RB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my Week 11 RB rankings. LeSean McCoy starts off my list at RB this week. He’s been the most consistent...
• 11/17 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 11 RB Rankings: Let’s take a look at my Week 11 RB rankings. LeSean McCoy starts off my list at RB this week. He’s been the most consistent...
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice wants the ball more : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said he wants more than the five carries he had in the team's Week 10 game. Rice had only 13 total...[+] touches in the game. 'I'm never going to be a guy who talks about touches, but obviously, we know going into a game that five carries is not going to cut it,' Rice said. 'You look at it, and I know five carries is not going to do it, but we find ourselves so deep in a situation that we have to climb our way out. And we were looking for answers.'
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Lewis questions usage of Ray Rice: Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis said Wednesday, Nov. 16, that RB Ray Rice needs to get the ball more. 'If that talent isn't touching...[+] the ball 25-30 times, then you have to question, 'What are we actually doing balance-wise?'' Lewis said.
• 11/16 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Target Practice: Week 10 Standings: Target Practice is a list of Fantasy Football players that had at least eight passes thrown their way in the past weeks games....
• 11/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice faces difficult matchup: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice will meet hte Cincinnati Bengals in Week 11, a team which sports the NFL's second-ranked rushing...[+] defense. Rice has never a 100-yard rushing game against the Bengals in six career starts, although he has found the end zone in two of the past four meetings, while also scoring a receiving touchdown.
• 11/14 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Good, Bad, and Ugly - Week 10: Ray Rice threw a TD pass, The Detroit Lions played like **** cats and apparently the Cowboys can play a perfect football game...
• 11/9 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 10: Pick Up Artist: Quarterbacks - Matt Whitefield Carson Palmer (Raiders)                                                     ...
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Have confidence in Joe Flacco : Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said QB Joe Flacco is currently playing better than any quarterback in the league. 'I’m going to...[+] tell you, take the second half of the Arizona game (last week) and take this game: Joe Flacco’s playing better than any quarterback in the NFL,' Rice said.
• 11/7 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 9 Fantasy Football: Good, Bad, and Ugly: There was a Dolphin sighting on Sunday which made up the biggest upset of the day when the Miami squad finally put together a...
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice totals 86 yards from scrimmage, TD: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice carried 18 times for 43 yards and a touchdown in Week 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He also...[+] had five receptions for 43 yards.
• 11/2 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Week 9 Bye Week Replacements: It is easy for fantasy owners not to care about bye weeks during fantasy drafts. Take the best player available, regardless of...

• 10/31 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Week 8 in Review: Each week I’ll be breaking down games individually and focusing on the impactful fantasy players of the day. Let’s get right...
• 10/31 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 8: Good, Bad, and Ugly: There were some great games in week 8 and at one point in the middle of the 1 pm games , it looked as if there was going to be...
• 10/11 The Hazean: Monday Morning Rehab: Nagging Running Back Injuries Plague Week 5This is the excerpt of your first post template......

• 9/29 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 4 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Looking at the RB rankings for week 4 a name pops out at you that you usually don’t see in the top 5. Yes I have the ever steady...
• 9/27 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 3 - Weekend Wrap Up: Weekend Wrap-up Week 3 Follow Nick @FD_NSopas Welcome to Week 3 Weekend Wrap up, this was a tough week a lot of studs and way...
• 9/23 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 3 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: After a crazy first two weeks of the season, I will dive into the week 3 RB matchups. Leading off the list is Ray Rice. I look...
• 9/22 The Hazean: AccuScore Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 3: Quarterbacks AccuScore is an expert betting system that highlights weekly Expert Picks with the best chance for success. AccuScore...
• 9/20 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 2 Wrap-Up: Weekend Wrap-Up Week 2 Welcome to Week 2 of Weekend Wrap Up, just a few quick notes on this article. I’ve received complaints...
• 9/17 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 2 - vs. Seattle Seahawks: Well last week wasn’t actually ideal for what the Steelers were looking to do to open the season, was it? The Steelers got taken...
• 9/16 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 2 Fantasy Football RB Rankings: Well week one has come and gone now we are left to wonder whether or not it gave us any indication of how our players are going...
• 9/16 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 1 Recap: Beatdown In Baltimore - Ravens 35, Steelers 7: When you are going into a game, especially one of the magnitude of Steelers/Ravens you always think of everything that could happen....
• 9/15 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Points Allowed Week 2 Cheat Sheet: You are staring at your lineup trying to decide who to start and who to sit this week.  You want information, but you are too...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft Chris Johnson in 2011 Fantasy Football? Post-Holdout Update.: Now that Chris Johnson has signed, he should start to shoot back up fantasy draft boards.  While he is no longer the risk he...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Which Running Backs are best in PPR Leagues?: While many of the top running backs are solid in any format, some running backs particularly improve their value in PPR formats....
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Should you Draft Arian Foster?: As the preseason progresses, I am becoming more and more cautious about Arian Foster.  I have thought all along that he was...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Who Should You Pick in the First Round of the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft in PPR Leagues?: For anyone that read our rankings for standard leagues, this will be a bit repetitive as there will not be huge changes from standard...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Who Should You Pick in the First Round of the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: The first pick in the draft, time to show what a genius you are, right? Actually, no. You can get cute and show what a genius...

• 8/26 Sunday Morning Legend: Who should you Take with the First Pick in the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: Quite frankly, this is one of those years I am glad I am not picking first in my favorite league.  Not only do you have the normal...
• 8/17 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft a Fantasy Running Back v. Quarterback? Follow-up Quantitative Analysis.: Yesterday, I posted a basic analysis regarding the benefits of drafting QB’s in certain rounds.  Available here: When Should...
• 8/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Chris Johnson’s Holdout, Ray Rice’s Partner Causing Fantasy Dilemmas: Fantasy owners with top-five picks in upcoming drafts are dealing with a little more uncertainty at the top than in normal seasons....
• 8/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Top 10 Fantasy Football Running Backs: Time to start busting out some rankings. My first draft of the summer is less than two weeks away and I have not even started...
• 8/10 The Hazean: Monday Morning Rehab: Michael Crabtree Injured AgainThis is the excerpt of your first post template......

• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice staying in shape: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice said he has been working out and practicing on his own while there is a lockout, according to Jamison...[+] Hensley, of The Baltimore Sun. He has been working with free-agent QB Mike Teel (Bears) on catching passes during the practices.

• 2/22 Arrowhead Addict: The Case For Le’Ron McClain in Kansas City: As Kansas City Chiefs fans wait out this off season they pass the time by discussing what the team needs are and how they can...

• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice will play despite illness: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (illness) will play in the team's Divisional Round playoff game despite becoming ill Friday, Jan....[+] 14, reports ESPN.com.
• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Ravens | Ray Rice ill: Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice (illness) started to feel sick during the evening Friday, Jan. 14, and was later vomiting at the...[+] team hotel, reports ESPN's Bob Holtzman. It is not clear if the illness will affect is status for the team's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but Rice tweeted he is going to play.

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