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Jerry Rice Jokingly Told Jon Gruden He'd Have 80 Catches for Raiders at Age 55

Jerry Rice prospered under head coach Jon Gruden when he joined the Oakland Raiders in 2001, and the Hall of Famer joked Wednesday that he could still contribute if the Silver and Black gave him a call now that Gruden is back at the helm.

"I was joking around with Jon Gruden about this because I told him, I said 'Jon,' I said, 'Look I still got about 80 catches in me," Rice told ESPN's Adam Schefter on The Adam Schefter Podcast. "And he was like, 'Don't joke with me cause, you know, we'll seriously sign you, you know, back to the team.