Instant Rice
Detroit Lions01/04/2007 10:30 AM The Detroit Free Press reports the Lions need a pass rusher, and Tampa Bay DE Simeon Rice is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent March 2. Rice, Marinelli and Barry know each other well. Marinelli was the Buccaneers' defensive line coach for 10 years before he came to Detroit last January. Barry declined to comment because Rice is still under contract with the Bucs, except to say, "Simeon Rice is a special player. A lot of the success we had in Tampa Bay was because of Simeon." Read more