Seahawks hope Rice is answer

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks didn't bring the greatest receiver in NFL history up from Oakland to use him as a decoy or to set an example in the locker room.
They want Jerry Rice, with all his glorious receiving numbers, to try to help them reach the Super Bowl this season.
"I can really envision something good happening here," coach Mike Holmgren said Tuesday. "I brought him in here to catch passes and help us win games as a player. I want him to think about playing football."
The 42-year-old Rice, the NFL career leader in receptions (1,524), receiving yards (22,533) and receiving touchdowns (194), joined the Seahawks on Tuesday in a deal that sent a conditional seventh-round draft choice in 2005 to Oakland.
Rice helped San Francisco win three Super Bowl titles, two of them when Holmgren was an assistant coach with the 49ers.
"We are dead serious about trying to get to the Super Bowl," Holmgren said.