Chargers rookie Brenden Rice said his dad, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, wants him to prove teams wrong after he tumbled to the seventh round of the NFL draft.
But Brenden wasn't picked until the seventh round, the 32nd receiver taken out of the 35 drafted. He said his draft position disappointed him and infuriated his father.
"It was just like a blessing from God because he allowed me to go ahead and just mourn the death of my friend," Brenden said,"and then after that just go ahead and be happy, and it was a glorious day." "I'm in the best position possible to go ahead and make my mark on and make my own legacy," he said."I went fromto Justin Herbert, and I'm in a room that's going to allow me to compete day in and day out.
At 6-foot-3 and 208 pounds, Brenden gives the Chargers a physical deep-ball target. He led USC with a 14.6 air yards per target in 2023, and seven of his 12 touchdown receptions were on vertical routes, tied for the sixth-most in the FBS. His strengths still differ significantly from that of his father, who, as Brenden noted, was more of a smooth route runner than the physical receiver he is.
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