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Jerry Rice, Retired All-Pro WR

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Thu, 19 Nov 2009|

The future hall of famer talked about how it always scares him about being called the best wide receiver in NFL history, the challenges playing as you get older, who he thinks are the best receivers in the game today, if the position and game has changed at all since he retired, and looked ahead to his big dance off with Michael Irvin on Dancing With The Stars

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  1. Reggie Wayne3:53
  2. Chad Johnson3:46
  3. Terrell Owens3:48
  4. Super Bowl7:21
  5. Terry Francona2:36
  6. David Ortiz2:38
  7. Jerry Rice0:05, 8:22, 8:50
  8. Michael Irvin8:22
  9. Dancing With The Stars0:50, 8:16
  10. Gillette Stadium6:03

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Joining us on the AT&T hotline AT&T your world delivered. Is a future hall of Famer wide receiver Jerry Rice Gerri it's Dylan Michael a Boston how are you. Doing great and -- are wondering. You know -- just introduced you as the greatest receiver in -- history. That make you feel people's about.

Scared to death. And -- that -- it because of all the great receivers you know been so many guys who. They laid the foundation. -- you know the receivers that are out here today. It's one John Stallworth drew Pearson. Like Hartford Solomon on these guys -- largest. You know so when I hear people see you know -- best receivers --

If my at twelve year old daughter was here. She'd say the guy who got screwed in year two of Dancing With The Stars.

Yeah you know that -- shape. Well the big the big it tells me.

You know how I always used to hear about. You're you're legendary. Offseason training program. What you're doing actor -- so what was the most challenging thing for you what will tell us what that would that work out was --

What mile workout -- adult -- it was. It was it was serious -- intent because I would take after this season may be. Three weeks off and just go right back at it and you know a typical date -- With B -- on the track at 730. On don't look -- a running. On the track. And it may be around 930 and ninety go to the deal where capital my football shoes pinnacle. Ramon routes and catching the football and it has been an explosive down -- and by 2 o'clock. And thirty that they come at an outlet and third element -- you know. And as well and do my lifted. And about it it's you know probably. 12:31 o'clock. -- out every day for me you know in because I want to be in the best shape that could be it. And -- yet to stack -- byte in and yet to be well into. You know put to body through. A lot of torture because it's like -- quarter when everything on the line you'd all tired. You know. You have your guys there you know -- exceptional. They can dig a little deeper. They look now what do this in gated and win game.

We -- talking Red Sox manager Terry Francona yesterday and he was talking about David Ortiz. And he said as guys get older and -- on and their career they find they have to work harder than they did when they were younger in order to keep that level up and I'm sure that was true for you as well.

Network now and you know it. It was so funny because the award as I get older he wanted to rest me. But I at coastal out of week because they have pushed myself so part. That early part of my career. And now like you know deal I'd eat to work out and need to push my body to -- extreme. And eventually he like okay you know Jerry is goat do what you have to do now able did you bet but yes you get older you'd have to work out -- the issue but.

Jerry was the best receivers QC right now on the NFL.

Based on what happens lashing -- what -- area FitzGerald when they do. And you know there's some you know -- you know underage on net from the text. Two at old -- Ochocinco. And it it. So strength that yeah -- it sounds so weird and but Chad Johnson can be and you know Terrell Owens even though he's stuck in buffalo it is not. I happened. -- Reggie Wayne. --

Is side is the biggest difference in the wide receiving position now from when you were planet.

You don't later changed a lot because you know when I played it they wanted. The big receivers. You know that's basically what they want it he's seen guys there like five hand. You know five elevenths. You know very of them that that the lat instrument you know because it very quick. So I think the -- done gone you know back -- war and and you know he's got some small receivers out here just as it.

You played in the eighties and you play in the ninety's and we were talking about this about a week ago we said. In the seventies. It was really difficult for quarterbacks to complete passes because they allow so many things on defense the defense is where not to do they basically were allowed them all the receive. But do you think do you think it is easier to complete built up a pass now for quarterback in 2009. That it was and they 19891990.

Well I think it is difficult or did the disciplinary now because. Their. -- the line. That you have to draw. And we got big beef at the linemen. Bearing down on a quarterback and also the quarterback. Gets really as a football you'd expect is big guy. -- you know to changed his momentum and that's impossible. So you know eight. -- Blows today it anything below the -- yet. But you know I think right now they'd be a little bit one leaving it with the quarterbacks and receivers. You know you can bump and run. But after five yards you can't. You know which hand on the receiver anymore. It would aptly it was -- You know I like all the way down field yet he's got a you know what you put in -- the loan whatever but at least. I used that to my event because I knew exactly where. I had to be back in. And -- be able to you know it is a race that I needed to yet to make the catch.

Gillette Stadium is here the Gillette company is headquartered here and you're helping. The folks at Gillette -- their few Gillette fusion MVP locker room -- tell us about that.

I have team -- but of that in the -- to let the nation in EP locker room giveaway. You know what's gonna happen users you know maybe you have. To take it that you to win. To go to the 2010. -- the official -- a lot of apparel. If you get in new Gillette fusion MVP racer which I have very sensitive skin so it works for me but. You can go pick it up they'll dot com slash -- And you get. Elected in the -- locker -- around the -- though. You get a chance to get up close and personal. With those players you know after -- win the celebration. You know if they lose and you know the quietness in the locker room. He conceded devastation. In all of that though he's not happy to be team and help with to -- in -- they'll.

People go to nfl.com. Slash locker room if you go there nfl.com slash locker room. I you can watch and register to win now all of this stuff and it's it sounds of one of the grand prize is a trip for two to the Super Bowl Miami.

Podium and it can be a lot of fun I don't know exactly. What two teams going get their rate -- because now you know every delegates yet we. The teams now. That that the teams that you feel like -- you know. The heavyweight. Even at the teams that -- you know not planned as well but in you see it like it Kindle in. He needs that -- because of the -- New England in Pittsburgh. And you've got to -- the New Orleans Dallas. Minnesota. Being the -- count out the giant though. It can be exciting in the second and it.

I I'm just gonna say okay Michael -- can't hang with you next week. Back at.

And plan don't take him Michael down next week you know.

It is the big finale of Dancing With The Stars season finale next week and at a special challenge. Match up between Michael Irvin and Jerry Rice he cannot hang with.

You know -- government is the -- though bill lay it felt like that on his chance to square off one more time. The old hat -- you know he was you know Dallas San Francisco. Though it like a model a model all over again so check it out next week is a -- things.

were really appreciates taken the time thanks. Right take care manager that is. The greatest wide receiver in the history of the game Jerry Rice joining us.

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