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- ↑ "Rodney Rice Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Rodney Rice, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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