Monty Rice is an off-ball linebacker and special teamer, standing 6'0 3/8" and weighing 233 lbs, demonstrating impressive speed with a 4.58s 40-yard dash and a Relative Athletic Score of 7.20.
The Patriots were not in the same league as the Detroit Lions regarding the volume of players on injured reserve or combined games missed. New England had 11 on IR, amounting to 161 total games missed due to injury.
"It's a hard system that they run, so he's definitely like following a lot of No. 1 receivers," Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson said of Gonzalez. "... that's always going to be a challenge when you have to go against No. 1 receivers every single game."