Pass rusher Simeon Rice inducted into the Bucs' Ring of Honor

On Sunday, several Bucs legends were on hand as they looked to welcome one of their own into the franchise's Ring of Honor. Simeon Rice was a member of the Bucs for six seasons, and in that time, he left his impact and that is why he is getting the ultimate honor from a franchise.

Ironically, the honor came against the team that he played for before the Bucs, the Cardinals.

When the team announced he was being inducted into their Ring of Honor, owner Brian Glazer also made the case for him being remembered forever in Canton, Ohio. He said, "From 1996 to 2005, (Rice) totaled a league-best 101.5 sacks over those eight years, more than Hall of Famers Michael Strahan and Jason Taylor, during that same stretch, his mark of eight seasons with double-digit sack totals is the seventh most in NFL history, and six men ahead of him on that list are members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. . . .he's equally qualified and deserving of an overdue call from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Notably, he's the only retired player with 100 sacks over eight consecutive seasons who doesn't own a gold jacket. It's time to rectify that oversight."

While that part remains in the air, Rice at least is being honored and remembered by the fans who enjoyed his play the most. Rice got to see himself wear the Bucs colors on the grandest stage, Super Bowl XXXVII, where he helped a rejuvenated defense take the next step on its way to winning the ultimate prize.

Rice joins the likes of John Lynch, Lee Roy Selmon, Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, and the coach of his Super Bowl team, Jon Gruden, in the Ring of Honor.

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