But as bleacherreport.com, reports: “However, when he left the 49ers to sign with the Oakland Raiders, it was clear he was on his last leg. Seeing Rice without 49er Cardinal Red on was tough to fathom. While he did have decent success with the Raiders, it was clear he didn’t belong. Rice officially began his decline in 2003, and it was steep. In 2004 he was traded to the Seattle Seahawks, where he donned his usual No. 80 despite the fact that Seattle had already retired the number.”
