Monty Rice

Montavian Lamar Rice-Jordan, known as Monty Rice, is an American football linebacker born January 8, 1999, in Huntsville, Alabama. He stands 6 feet tall and attended the University of Georgia from 2017 through 2020. At Georgia, Rice developed a reputation as a physical, instinctive defender with the speed to pursue plays sideline to sideline and contribute in coverage. He was recognized as a finalist for the Butkus Award and earned first-team All-SEC honors as a senior.

The Tennessee Titans selected Rice in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 92nd overall pick, and he signed with the club in July 2021. He later played for the New Orleans Saints, joined the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad on August 30, 2024, and was released by Atlanta on October 21, 2024. Rice subsequently spent time with New England and Detroit, and transaction records list a later signing with the Los Angeles Rams on August 13, 2026, followed by his release on August 29, 2026. Those records do not establish a current NFL team affiliation as of October 1, 2026.