Monty Rice
Detroit Lions, Linebacker
Age: 27y-2m-0d (Jan 08, 1999)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Georgia
Drafted: Round 3 (#92 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Greg Barnett, Joel Segal (WME Sports)
INACTIVE
2024-2025
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,055,000
Average Salary:
$1,055,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2021-2024 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,848,860
Average Salary:
$1,212,215
Signing Bonus:
$886,444
GTD at Sign:
$886,444
Total GTD:
$886,444
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Seasons
4 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$4,054,785
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 |
|
Injured
|
$1,546,444 |
$1,546,444 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$880,403 |
$2,426,847 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$305,780 $795,025 |
$2,732,627 $3,527,652 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Active
|
$117,600 $151,200 $117,222 $58,611 |
$3,645,252 $3,796,452 $3,913,674 $3,972,285 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Retained
Retained
|
$65,000 $17,500 |
$4,037,285 $4,054,785 |
|
| Total |
$4,054,785 |
$4,037,285 $4,054,785 |
||||
| Total |
$4,054,785 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,335,429 | $886,444 | - | - | - | - | $3,221,872 |
| 1 |
|
$305,780 | - | - | - | - | - | $305,780 |
| 1 |
|
$117,600 | - | - | - | - | - | $117,600 |
| 1 |
|
$327,033 | - | - | - | - | - | $327,033 |
| 1 |
|
$82,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $82,500 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
22 |
$660,000
|
$886,444 |
$1,546,444 |
$1,546,444 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$880,403
|
$880,403 |
$2,426,847 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$305,780 $795,026
|
$305,780 $795,025 |
$2,732,627 $3,527,652 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$117,600 $151,200 $117,222 $58,611
|
$117,600 $151,200 $117,222 $58,611 |
$3,645,252 $3,796,452 $3,913,674 $3,972,285 |
||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$65,000 $17,500
|
$65,000 $17,500 |
$4,037,285 $4,054,785 |
||||||
| Total |
$3,168,342 |
$886,444 |
$4,054,785 |
$4,037,285 $4,054,785 |
|||||||
| Total |
$3,168,342 |
$886,444 |
$4,054,785 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$2,335,429 | $886,444 | - | - | - | - | $3,221,872 |
| 1 |
|
$305,780 | - | - | - | - | - | $305,780 |
| 1 |
|
$117,600 | - | - | - | - | - | $117,600 |
| 1 |
|
$327,033 | - | - | - | - | - | $327,033 |
| 1 |
|
$82,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $82,500 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
1 - 4 | Achilles |
| 2021 |
|
13 - 18 | Ankle |
| 2021 |
|
18 - 18 | COVID-19 |
-
Sep 09, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Detroit (DET)
-
Aug 22, 2025
Released by New England (NE)
-
Jan 05, 2025
Signed to the active roster by New England (NE)
-
Nov 05, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by New England (NE)
-
Aug 30, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 27, 2024
Waived by New Orleans (NO)
-
Dec 06, 2023
Claimed off waivers by New Orleans (NO)
-
Dec 05, 2023
Waived by Tennessee (TEN)
-
Jul 26, 2021
Signed a 4 year $4.84 million contract with Tennessee (TEN)
-
Apr 30, 2021
Drafted by Tennessee (TEN): Round 3 (#92 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NE | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NO | 12 | 0 | 86 | 8.18 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | TEN | 13 | 6 | 366 | 35.40 | 0 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | TEN | 10 | 4 | 185 | 15.61 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
