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Rice was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round (55th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft and signed a 4-year deal with the Ravens worth $2.805 million plus a $1.1 million signing bonus. He wore number #39 during the preseason then switched to #27, after the Ravens cut Cornerback Ronnie Prude.


In the wildcard playoff game against the New England Patriots on January 10, 2010, Rice scored an 83-yard touchdown on the first offensive play for the Ravens, the longest play for the Ravens that season, the longest rush of his NFL career and the 2nd longest rush in NFL postseason history.

On December 20th, 2010, against the New Orleans Saints, Rice amassed a career-best 233 yards from scrimmage yards (153 rushing and 80 receiving) to go along with two touchdowns,nike cam newton jersey. The 233 yards are also the third most in Ravens franchise history. For his efforts, Rice was awarded his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week award,Article Snatch_Ibrahimovic Again Refused To Name T. On January 9, 2011, in the Wild Card round of the playoffs against the Kansas City Chiefs, Rice became the first Ravens RB to have a receiving touchdown in a playoff game,Cheap Revis Jersey.

In the season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, Rice rushed for 108-yards on 19 carries, which was his second career 100-yard rushing game. In week 3, Rice rushed for his first pro touchdown against the Cleveland Browns. On October 11, 2009, he returned his first reception for touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. On October 18, 2009, (Week 6) Rice led his team in both rushing and receiving yards against the Minnesota Vikings . He rushed for 77-yards off 10 carries,Article Dashboard_The Best Way To Buy Nfl Jerseys_, scoring 2 touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 117-yards. In week 14, Rice had career-bests 166 rushing yards and 216 total yards,Jared Allen Jersey, scoring one touchdown,Matthew Stafford Jersey. In week 16 at the Pittsburgh Steelers, Rice rushed for a career-high 30 times for 141 yards, which broke the Steelers streak of 32 consecutive games without a 100-yard rusher.

He finished the season with 254 carries for 1,Cheap Peyton Manning Jersey,339 yards and 7 touchdowns,Article Snatch_Nike Charged With Reebok Illegal Us, averaging 5,Wes Welker Womens Jerseys.3 yards per carry.

Rice was selected to the 2010 Pro Bowl, his first, on December 29, 2009.

Rice made his first start in his first NFL game (Week 1 of the 2008 season against the Bengals). Rice had a team-high 22 carries which was good for 64 yards, fumbling once. Rice also had three receptions for 19 yards, in the Ravens 17-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals . Rice had his best game of the season in Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns where he ran for 154 yards on 21 carries. Rice finished out the season with 454 rushing yards on 107 carries and had 273 receiving yards on 33 receptions.

It was announced during training camp that Rice won the starting running back job over Willis McGahee for the 2009 NFL season, and that Le'Ron McClain would be switching back to full time fullback duties.