'Rice is 28 years old. Although not ancient by NFL standards, an age that’s considered on the backside of a career for running backs. And even though he was reinstated with a month left in last year’s regular season, Rice didn’t play at all in 2014. The last time he did play a full season, it was his worst as a pro. After never averaging less than 4.0 yards per carry as a regular, Rice dipped to an abysmal 3.1 yards per run. He also caught the fewest amount of passes (58) for the fewest amount of yards (321) since his sophomore season in 2009, his first as a regular starter.'