The seventh-round pick thinks he’s landed in the best spot possible alongside a “brilliant” coach and a “goofy” yet hard-working quarterback.
Brenden Rice waited until the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft to get the special phone call he’d been waiting on for many years. Themade his childhood dream come true, but he’s not expecting them to make life easy for him in the NFL.during last week’s NFLPA Rookie Premiere in downtown Los Angeles. The younger Rice opened up about his draft slide and shared the lessons he’s learned from coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterback Justin Herbert.
The promising wideout from USC waited until pick No. 225 to learn he’s staying in Southern California, but being a seventh-round selection hasn’t stopped him from having high expectations in the NFL. “Hopefully, when it’s all said and done, I will go down as one of the best Chargers that ever lived,” Rice says.Talking with a group of guys with different backgrounds and learning about their stories and how they ended up here. We’ve been having many conversations about all the trials and tribulations and what they’ve gone through. Everybody’s story is different.Yeah, he’s also here. We have a conjoint card of me and him. I just found out about it. It looked pretty cool.
I’m sure you’ve been asked this a lot, but how difficult was the draft for you? You waited until the seventh round to get that special phone call from the Chargers.The situation planned out perfectly. I couldn't have asked for a better script from God. Honestly, yeah, it was very frustrating, but at the same time, like I’m in the best position possible, so I’m going to look forward to brighter beginnings.He’s for sure a character. But that’s where the brilliance comes from.
Harbaugh is looking to reenergize a Chargers franchise that’s had its fair share of heartbreaks in recent years. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsThe other day I was like, ‘Coach, I’m going to be sticking around here for a while.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, you’re talking about it, but you better go show it on the field instead of talking about it. Your actions speak louder than words.’ So, I was like, ‘O.K.’It’s been amazing.
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