The legacy of Jerry Rice is a mile long, he holds over a
dozen records including most games by a position player (303 games), most
receiving yards (22,895) and most TD receptions (197), he is a three-time Super
Bowl Champion (including one Super Bowl MVP Award) and he is well respected by
players and fans alike.
After he left the 49ers following the 2000 season to the
Raiders he seemed to have a resurgence, even returning to the Super Bowl with
the Raiders. He spent 3 productive seasons in Oakland before growing disgruntle
and requested a trade. Six games in to the 2004 season he was granted that
trade and he headed to Seattle for the final 11 games of his career. After the
2004 season he signed a one-year deal with Denver but decided to retire
instead, signing a one-day contract with the 49ers so he could retire properly.
Because his time with the Seahawks was limited to only
11 games in 2004 I am pretty restricted on which Rice cards I want to add to my
Seahawks personal collection. I came across this card, which I had seen before
but paid no attention to it, which depicts him in his Seahawks uniform, lists
him with the Broncos (including the Broncos logo on the back) and includes a
relic from his Raiders days. I am not sure, but this seems to be a fail by
Upper Deck. Outside of a Jerry Rice super collector I don’t see people
clamoring for this card because it doesn’t put him all with one team, the
Seahawks, Broncos and Raiders are all represented here and most team collectors
would bypass the card because of that, including me.
What is your take on a card like this?
I have one of these in my Seahawks PC. But being born and raised in the Bay Area, Rice will forever be a 49er... so I have to admit... it's pretty weird.
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