Sidney Rice Sidney R . Rice ( born September 1 , 1986 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of South Carolina . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . Personal life . Rice was born to Ida Coleman in Pickens , South Carolina . Rice has two older brothers , Jarvis Rice and Tremell Austin . Rice grew up in Gaffney , where he played both football and basketball for the Gaffney Indians . Rice , who graduated from Gaffney High School in 2004 was named All - State in both sports , leading the hoops team to consecutive state titles and the football team to a state championship as well . He had 38 catches for 735 yards and 11 touchdowns his junior campaign . Rice was regarded as the best receiver in the state of South Carolina during his senior year . He was named to the High School Sports Report Statewide All - State team and selected Offensive Player of the Year . In 2003 , Rice caught 77 passes for 1 , 414 yards and 14 touchdown s as a senior . Rice ended his high school career with 167 receptions for 3 , 044 yards and 31 touchdowns . Rice also excelled in basketball , earning 2002 - 2003 Class 4A Basketball Player of the Year after helping Gaffney to the state championship . That season , he averaged 18 points and seven rebounds per game , as the Indians finished the basketball season 28 - 0 College career . Rice was heavily recruited by many colleges but signed with the University of South Carolina , where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team from 2004 to 2006 . Rice was redshirted his freshman year in 2004 . In his redshirt freshman year in 2005 , he had 70 catches for 1 , 143 yards ( 14th all time in SEC history ) and 13 touchdowns , a single season receiving record at University of South Carolina ( eighth all time in Southeastern Conference history ) . He also began his career with eight consecutive games with a touchdown . This streak ended with the 30 - 22 upset of the nationally ranked Florida Gators at Williams - Brice Stadium . In 2006 , Rice caught 72 passes for 1 , 090 yards and 10 touchdowns . He had five touchdowns against Florida Atlantic which broke a USC record and tied an SEC record for most receiving touchdowns in a game . For his short career , he broke Sterling Sharpe ' s school career touchdown record in just two years , finishing his career with 23 touchdowns . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings ( 2007 – 2010 ) . Rice was drafted in the 2nd round ( 44th overall ) of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings . He signed a four year contract with the Vikings in 2007 . Rice caught his first touchdown pass on September 30 , 2007 playing against the Green Bay Packers . In week 15 , against the Bears , Rice injured his knee , causing him to miss the final two games . Rice finished his rookie season with 31 receptions for 396 yards and four touchdowns ( second most receiving touchdowns by a 2007 rookie ) . He also completed two passes including a 79 yard pass , the longest for a non - quarterback in Vikings history . The next season , Rice was named a starter with the Vikings new acquisition Bernard Berrian . He got off to a pretty good start scoring a 23 yard touchdown in week one against the Packers . However , Rice suffered a knee injury that kept him out until week 9 . When he returned , most of his playing time was when the Vikings were in the red zone as he would lose his starting job to Bobby Wade . Rice finished the 2008 season with 15 catches for 141 yards and 4 touchdowns ( third most receiving touchdowns by a 2008 second year player ) . 2009 Pro Bowl season . In 2009 , Rice had the most successful and stellar season of his career . Rice won his starting job back , and showed chemistry with new quarterback Brett Favre , who also had the best season of his career . He had a 176 yard game against the Baltimore Ravens , and finished the game with 6 catches for 176 yards . The next week in Pittsburgh , Rice had a career - high 10 catches for 136 yards . In Week 10 against the Detroit Lions , Rice broke his 176 yard mark , with a 7 catch , 201 yard performance against the Lions . On November 18 , 2009 Rice was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week , the first time he has received that award . Also , during the same year , he was selected to his first Pro Bowl . Coming off a bye - week in the first round of the playoffs , Rice and the Vikings played host to the NFC East champions Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at the Metrodome . Rice played exceptionally well against the Cowboys , catching 6 throws from Brett Favre for 141 yards and 3 touchdown s , with a long of 47 yards . The next week in the NFC Championship Game , The Saints defense held Rice down to where he wasn ' t a big threat and they would later lose in overtime 28 - 31 . Hip surgery and 2010 season . Rice suffered a hip injury in the 2009 - 10 season ' s NFC championship game against the Saints . He was supposed to have surgery in the off - season during the spring to repair it . He did not go through with it during the off - season fearing its effect on his performance . On Monday August 23 , 2010 , three weeks into the next season ' s training camp , he decided to go through with the surgery and was unable to play with the Vikings until November . Rice underwent a " pick " procedure similar to microfracture knee surgery to repair joint cartilage damage . Doctors poked holes in the hip bone , making it bleed to generate cells that would reconstitute themselves as replacement fibrocartilage to fill the damaged gap . To compensate the Vikings signed free agent wide receiver Javon Walker , whom Brett Favre played with in Green Bay , as well as trade for Greg Camarillo , formerly of the Miami Dolphins . The Vikings also traded for Randy Moss from New England , whom they released after four games . Sidney Rice was activated from the physically unable to perform ( PUP ) list and made his 2010 season debut on November 21 against the Green Bay Packers in the Metrodome with 3 catches for 56 yards . Rice went on to have a major role in the Vikings ' late - season victories over the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles before sustaining a concussion during the Eagles game . This left him unable to play in the season finale , a loss against the Detroit Lions . The Vikings did not re - sign Rice for the 2011 season , having used their franchise tag on linebacker Chad Greenway . Seattle Seahawks ( 2011 – present ) . After the lifting of the NFL lockout , Rice agreed to terms on a five - year , $ 41 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks . This contract guarantees Rice $ 18 million over its duration . He was reunited in Seattle with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson both members of the Vikings during Rice ' s tenure there . Rice was placed on injured reserve on November 30 , 2011 . On October 14 , 2012 Sidney Rice caught the game winning touchdown from a 46 yard pass from Russell Wilson to beat the New England Patriots 24 - 23 . On December 2 , 2012 , Rice caught the game winning touchdown from rookie quarterback Russell Wilson in overtime , as the Seahawks edged past the Chicago Bears 23 - 17 at Soldier Field ; he caught six passes for 99 yards and the one score , keeping the Seahawks in contention for a wild - card berth at 7 - 5 .