In the wake of Randy Moss claiming that both he AND Terrell Owens were better than Jerry Rice, the 49ers legend addressed that matter on Monday during his weekly appearance on The Morning Roast on 95.7 The Game.
“Well, this is what I tried to say to the fans and say to everyone, it was not about me being The GOAT,” Rice said. “I don’t care if I’m the one, the second or third receiver. It was all about me winning Super Bowls for the city of San Francisco, my teammates and my family.”
“I was able to win three Super Bowls. I was MVP. I pretty much hold every record right now and he continues to say it’s political or whatever.”
“If Randy wants to be No. 1, that’s fine. There are so many GOATs. If T.O. wants to be No. 2, that’s fine. But my main thing is it was all about the rings, the championships. That’s why we play the game.”
For those who missed the original comments from Moss, they were made on Friday during an episode of the podcast Getcha Popcorn Ready with TO and Hatch.
"I’ll put myself first, I’ll put T.O. second," Moss said. “I would put Jerry probably third or fourth. I’m talking about dominating the game and changing the game of football. I don’t live on statistics because if you live on statistics and live on championships that’s all political.”
As Rice added, he’s got the support of 49ers coaching icon, Bill Walsh.
“He told me one day, when I was going through some adversity, that, ‘Hey look, if
you continue... you might be the greatest football player to ever play the game.’”
Rice said the compliment “made the world to me.”
“Nothing can phase me,” Rice continued.
“People can say whatever they want to say. But I know I played the game at a very high level. I always gave 100 percent. I never left anything questionable on the football field and I was able to bring so much excitement to so many lives just by catching a football. So, I don’t care about all that other stuff. People can say whatever, man.”
"I got a chance to play for the greatest city, San Francisco; the greatest team; the San Francisco 49ers, the greatest owner, Eddie DeBartolo and I got a chance to call for the greatest coach ever, Bill Walsh.”