AP
Simeon Rice thinks he deserves a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Ravens would probably support that bid, if only for what Rice saved them from.
When the Illinois defensive end made a late climb up draft boards and was chosen third overall by the Cardinals in the 1996 NFL Draft, it cleared the way for the Ravens to take UCLA tackle Jonathan Ogden instead of Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips.
That obviously worked out pretty well for them, since Ogden is headed to Canton himself, while Phillips is facing murder charges involving the death of his cellmate in a California prison.