Monty Rice
OLB
#45
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-0
Age: 25
Weight: 233 lbs
College: Georgia
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tennessee Titans | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Tennessee Titans | 13 | 57 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | Tennessee Titans | 10 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| TOTAL | 35 | 102 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Rice, 25, originally entered the NFL as a third-round draft pick (92nd overall) by Tennessee in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Georgia. The 6-foot, 223-pounder, played in 35 games for the Titans with 10 starts and accumulated 110 total tackles, 2 passes defensed and 18 special teams tackles. Rice was released by Tennessee on Dec. 5, 2023 and was claimed off waivers by New Orleans on Dec. 6, 2023. Rice was inactive for five games with the Saints. He went to training camp with New Orleans this past summer and spent the beginning of the year on the Atlanta practice squad before being released on Oct. 21, 2024.