On Friday, PFT pointed out (at the behest of multiple Patriots fans) a recent admission from Rice that he applied stickum to his gloves.


“I know this might be a little illegal, guys, but you put a little spray, a little stickum on them, to make sure that texture is a little sticky,” Rice said with a laugh as part of an ESPN feature regarding the evolution of gloves.


At a time when many were expecting Rice to claim that his words were taken out of context or that he was joking, Rice has taken to Twitter to admit that he did it, and that it was more than “a little illegal.”


“I apologize ppl after doing my research about stickum!,” Rice said. “The NFL banned this in 1981. All players did it! #equalplayingfield.”


The banishment of stickum sparked the increased use of gloves. Rice, who was drafted by the 49ers four years after stickum became an illegal substance, enhanced the gloves with stickum.


“I’m going to be point blank, I feel like it’s cheating,” Rice told Jim Rome on January 22 regarding the current controversy regarding whether the Patriots deflated footballs. “Because you have an edge up on your opponent and it’s unfortunate that it happened. I’m not saying the outcome of the game would have been different or anything like that because they got beat 45-7, but they still had an edge.”

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This just enhances my point that "If you aren't cheating, then you aren't trying."

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

Something about "stones" and "glass houses."

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I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!

Something about "stones" and "glass houses."

And a kettle and some pothead.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

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This just enhances my point that "If you aren't cheating, then you aren't trying."

 

anyone who wants to apologize for saying i dont know what im talking about can now do so after the GOAT admitted to it.

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Coughlin when asked if winning will be a focus: "What the hell else is there? This is nice and dandy, but winning is what all this is about."

That's how I felt about it, every team likely tries to game the system, pats just got caught it is what it is. 

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I didnt know Rice was a Patriot?!?!

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

Insert conspiracy here. Something like Kraft paying Goodell and Goodell paying Rice for damage control in their attempt to sweep years of cheating by the Pats under the rug

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I didnt know Rice was a Patriot?!?!

This. I had no idea!

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Rice should have kept his opinions to himself about the Patriots.  Talking about them like that, when he knew he cheated is pretty hypocritical.  Not sure why he admitted it now TBH.  Are the Brady/Belichick haters going to say the greatest WR of all time has an asterisk next to his name in the record books? I still don't think the Patriots did it to the ONE ball in question.

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Rice should have kept his opinions to himself about the Patriots.  Talking about them like that, when he knew he cheated is pretty hypocritical.  Not sure why he admitted it now TBH.  Are the Brady/Belichick haters going to say the greatest WR of all time has an asterisk next to his name in the record books? I still don't think the Patriots did it to the ONE ball in question.

So cheating is okay?


Yes, I think Jerry Rice should have an asterisk next to his name.  He cheated.  The excuse 'everyone does it' is ridiculous, because everybody doesn't do it.  If they did, there wouldn't be a rule about it, now would there?  If just one person isn't doing it, then that's a disadvantage for a team.  

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I was wrong about Trent Baalke. 

So cheating is okay?


Yes, I think Jerry Rice should have an asterisk next to his name. He cheated. The excuse 'everyone does it' is ridiculous, because everybody doesn't do it. If they did, there wouldn't be a rule about it, now would there? If just one person isn't doing it, then that's a disadvantage for a team.

Everyone does something.

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Coughlin when asked if winning will be a focus: "What the hell else is there? This is nice and dandy, but winning is what all this is about."

Insert conspiracy here. Something like Kraft paying Goodell and Goodell paying Rice for damage control in their attempt to sweep years of cheating by the Pats under the rug

 

Bingo.  Seems like every "story" is meant to minimize the cheating - "everybody does it" - it didn't affect the final outcome" - "we have a possible scientific explanation", etc.  Hey, B&B are NFL GODS and GODS get to cheat if they feel like it.

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So cheating is okay?


Yes, I think Jerry Rice should have an asterisk next to his name. He cheated. The excuse 'everyone does it' is ridiculous, because everybody doesn't do it. If they did, there wouldn't be a rule about it, now would there? If just one person isn't doing it, then that's a disadvantage for a team.

I never said cheating was ok. Not sure what else I can post.

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