Ron Rice (born November 9, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and was signed by the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 1995.
Rice graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a BA in criminal justice.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 DET 13 2 39 26 13 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1997 DET 12 8 49 38 11 1.0 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 1998 DET 16 16 92 57 35 3.5 3 25 0 25 1 0 0 0 1999 DET 16 16 109 82 27 1.0 5 82 0 33 1 1 0 0 2000 DET 14 14 71 42 29 0.0 1 7 0 7 0 1 6 0 2001 DET 8 8 40 24 16 1.0 2 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 79 64 400 269 131 6.5 12 141 0 33 2 2 6 0
Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 DET 1 1 5 2 3 0.0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1999 DET 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 5 5 0.0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Criminal charges The New York Times Reported: Three N.F.L. players and a former N.F.L. player were accused in a lawsuit yesterday of drugging and raping a woman at a Las Vegas apartment and hotel room in May 2000. Detroit Lions safety Ron Rice and quarterback Charlie Batch, the former Lions defensive back Tyree Talton and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Dedric Ward are named in the lawsuit, which was filed in Clark County District Court." ,
Sports Illustrated reported "The woman's attorney, John Lukens, said his client believes the players slipped a "date rape" drug into her drink. She only has a partial memory of the next four to six hours after she had the drink. The woman, then 33, recalls being taken to an apartment, where she claims Batch, Ward and Talton repeatedly raped her, according to the suit. The woman also remembers returning to Mandalay Bay, where she says Ward dropped off her, Batch and Talton on his way to the airport. She accuses Batch, Talton and Rice of raping her again in a hotel room. The lawsuit says she remembers begging Talton to stop hurting her. The woman and the three players left the hotel at some point and the woman met some friends in the casino, then went to her own room to sleep. She returned home to Washington on May 7. Her attorney said she went to a Seattle hospital the next day and reported the rape to authorities."
Retirement
Since his football career, Ron Rice is currently a defensive coach for the Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison football team and Michigan Elite Football Club 7 on 7 team.
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