Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Monty Rice was born January 8, 1999, in Huntsville, Alabama. He is a linebacker in the NFL.

Rice played in 14 games with one start as a true freshman at Georgia in 2017 and had 22 tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he started five of nine games recording 59 tackles and one sack. Rice started all 14 games his junior year in 2019 and was named a co-winner of the team's Vince Dooley Defensive MVP after leading the team with 89 tackles. Rice returned to Georgia for his senior season in 2020 rather than enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

Rice was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round, 92nd overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. On July 24, 2021, Rice signed his four-year rookie contract with the Titans.

Rice entered his rookie season as a backup inside linebacker behind Rashaan Evans, Jayon Brown, and David Long Jr. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 12 and was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2021.

Rice was placed on the Active/PUP list on July 23, 2022. He was placed on the reserve list on August 24. He was activated on October 8.