The pro career of Simeon Rice began in 1996 when he was drafted third overall by the Arizona Cardinals.   Playing at Defensive End, Rice proved his worth instantly with a 12.5 Sack year and won the Defensive Rookie of the Year.  Rice played with the Cardinals for five seasons and had three 10 plus Sack years there, peaking with 16.5 in 1998, which was good enough for second overall.

Three things come to mind when you think of Claude Lemieux.

The first is that he was the supreme agitator, and was considered by many to be a dirty hockey player.

Randy Moller went from the Gold Medal of the World Junior Hockey Championships with Canada to the NHL and the Quebec Nordiques.  The Nords were blessed to have him throughout the '80s, where the towering defenseman used his size to intimidate and check among the best of them.