School denies report Ray Rice hired as running backs coach
It was reportedly earlier on Monday that Ray Rice had taken a job as a running backs coach for a New Jersey high school. The school has since denied that report.
Rice on Monday met with Mike Teel, the head football coach at Don Bosco Prep High School in New Jersey. It was reported shortly thereafter that Rice had accepted a job as the running backs coach.
Former Raven Ray Rice has taken a job as a running backs coach at Don Bosco Prep High School in Bergen County, New Jersey per source
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) April 3, 2017
Don Bosco representatives have since denied this report.
Ray Rice has not been hired as Don Bosco's RBs coach, per source.
— Chris Iseman (@ChrisIseman) April 3, 2017
Bosco school representatives have denied this report. https://t.co/QC1CMjb7AX
— Varsity Aces (@VarsityAces) April 3, 2017
Rice, who grew up in New York and went to college at Rutgers in New Jersey, was a teammate of Teel while at Rutgers.
Last year, there was a “growing sense” Rice may get another shot in the NFL. You can read what ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported here. That, however, did not come to be as Rice once again found himself on the outside looking in.
Now 30 years old, Rice has reportedly been holding out hope for a return to the field as a player. However, with no one offering him an opportunity, it appears we have seen the last of Rice as a professional football player. A job as a coach would provide Rice the opportunity to pass along knowledge he’s gained over the years and still keep him close to a game he obviously still loves, so it makes sense that he would be interested in such a gig. It remains to be seen whether he’ll ultimately be hired.
