Chargers' Brenden Rice: Limited work in rookie campaign
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Rice (shoulder) appeared in three regular-season games for the Chargers in 2024, but he didn't tally any counting stats.
Rice was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 Draft out of USC and was unable to create any momentum in his first NFL season. After being a healthy inactive Week 1, he suited up for his first game Week 3 against the Steelers but saw snaps only on special teams. A couple of weeks later, a shoulder injury led to his placement on injured reserve, where he stayed for the remainder of the year. Rice may have an opportunity in training camp to earn a larger role with the Chargers next season if he can stay healthy in 2025.
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Chargers' Brenden Rice: Not expected to return this week
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Rice (shoulder) isn't likely to have his practice window opened this week, per Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, Alex Insdorf of BoltBeat.com reports.
Rice has missed the required four games since landing on injured reserve Nov. 2, but it doesn't appear he's ready to return to practice. The rookie wideout got into only three games prior to suffering the shoulder injury and played just three offensive snaps along with 10 snaps on special teams.
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Chargers' Brenden Rice: Placed on IR with shoulder injury
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The Chargers placed Rice (shoulder) on injured reserve Saturday.
Rice was already ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Browns, but he will now be forced to sit for at least the next four regular-season contests. The earliest Rice can return from IR is Week 13 against the Falcons on Sunday, Dec. 1.
