TAMPA, Fla. -- Make no mistake about it. Former NFL defensive end Simeon Rice, who spent the majority of his 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wants to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But the honor would have meant far more to him if his parents were alive to see it.
“It matters,” said Rice, who was at Saturday's Bucs training camp practice. “It mattered so much more when my parents were alive. My pops [Henry] passed away this past year, so it doesn’t have the same luster. I wanted him to be able to enjoy that moment, you know what I mean?