page_title: Ray Rice
section_title: 2008 season
hierarchical_section_title: Ray Rice / Professional career / 2008 season
caption_attribution_description: English: Ray Rice #27
context_page_description: Raymell Mourice Rice is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. During his professional career, Rice was named to three Pro Bowls and was a member of the 2012 Ravens team that won the franchise's second Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XLVII. He is the Ravens' second all-time leading rusher and is also second in rushing attempts and touchdowns, and third in combined touchdowns.
  Rice became embroiled in controversy amid the 2014 NFL offseason when he was indicted for assaulting his then-fiancée, which gained notoriety after security camera footage of the incident was released to the internet. Following the indictment, Rice was released by the Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL. Although Rice would be reinstated after he successfully appealed the league's decision, the controversy surrounding the incident effectively ended his professional career as no teams signed him during his time in free agency.
context_section_description: Rice made his first career start in his first NFL game, which was Week 1 of the 2008 season against the Cincinnati Bengals. Rice had a team-high 22 carries for 64 yards, fumbling once. Rice also had three receptions for 19 yards, in the Ravens 17–10 win. Rice had his best game of the season in Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns filling in for the injured Willis McGahee where he ran for 154 yards on 21 carries. Rice finished out the season with 546 rushing yards on 107 carries and had 273 receiving yards on 33 receptions.
caption: Rice signing autographs in 2009
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