Simeon Rice Simeon James Rice ( ; born February 24 , 1974 ) is a former American football defensive end , last playing in 2009 . He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft . He played college football at Illinois . In his 12 - year NFL career , Rice recorded 122 sacks , forced 25 fumbles , and recovered 8 . He earned three Pro Bowl selections and earned a Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII . He has also played for the Denver Broncos , Indianapolis Colts and New York Sentinels . Early years . He attended Mount Carmel High School on Chicago ' s south side , the same school as former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb and former NBA star Antoine Walker . College career . Simeon Rice played outside linebacker at the University of Illinois , where he set the Big Ten Conference record for career sacks with 44 . 5 ; the record was previously held by Mark Messner of Michigan with 36 . As a junior , he set a school single season sack record with 16 sacks . He was also a two - time All - America pick . Due to his enormous size ( 6 - 5 , 253 lb . ) for a linebacker , his great speed ( 4 . 5 40 - yard dash ) , and his outstanding pass - rushing ability Rice drew comparisons to Lawrence Taylor . Pre - Draft . He attended the NFL Combine and was measured at 6 ' 4 " and weighing 259 Pounds . After claiming he could run a 4 . 5 40 yard dash , he was timed as running it in 4 . 66 seconds . Professional career . Arizona Cardinals . Rice was drafted by the Cardinals with the 3rd overall pick of the 1996 NFL Draft . He recorded 12 . 5 sacks as a rookie , and in 1998 he helped the team reach the playoffs . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Rice signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent before the 2001 season and was on the winning Super Bowl team in 2002 , but was edged out of the MVP voting by his teammate Dexter Jackson . He was placed on Injured Reserve midway through the 2006 season with a shoulder ailment . Eventually , the Buccaneers released him . Denver Broncos . On September 3 , 2007 , Rice was signed by the Denver Broncos to a one - year contract . He was later released . Indianapolis Colts . On November 9 , 2007 , Rice was placed on waivers and claimed by the Indianapolis Colts three days later , one day after Colt defensive end Dwight Freeney suffered a season - ending Lisfranc fracture of his foot . Rice appeared in just two games with Indianapolis before being released on November 27 . He recorded one tackle and one sack with the Colts . Rice left the NFL as the active leader in sacks with 122 which ranks 12th all - time . Rice was also the second fastest player to achieve 100 career sacks behind Eagles / Packers legend Reggie White . New York Sentinels . After sitting out the 2008 season , Rice signed with the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on August 27 , 2009 . Music / Film career . After football , Rice began a career in the entertainment industry . He started his own Hip - Hop / R & B record label , named " Lucid Dream Entertainment . " Yashi , his younger sister , was his first signee . Yashi Rice has released her first single , titled " Serious . " He also appeared in Slum Village video " Climax " along with Saafir and Gary Coleman . A 2009 graduate of the New York Film Academy , Rice premiered his first movie as director , " When I Was King , " two days before the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas .