Jerry Rice reveals former Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboy is the toughest opponent he has faced

Legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice recently revealed his toughest opponent in an interview on All Facts No Brakes.

The 61-year-old is the best wide receiver to ever put on the pads in the NFL.

Cornerbacks all over the league feared the name Rice and endured a horrible time having to cover the Hall of Famer.

Jerry Rice – the best ever!

From 1885 to 2000 with the San Francisco 49ers, Rice’s reign of terror for defenses was endless.

Winning three Super Bowls on the West Coast including an MVP in the 1988 final.

Moreover, the receiver holds countless records in the NFL, the most important being career receiving yards (22,895) and career receptions (1,549).

Additionally, he was elected to First-Team All-Pro status on 10 occasions and secured 13 Pro Bowl appearances throughout his illustrious career.

However, on the All Facts No Brakes podcast with Keyshawn Johnson Rice revealed the toughest opponent he ever faced.

Rice mentioned that Deion Sanders was the toughest player had had matched up with.

On the podcast, Rice exclaimed: “All the reps during the week, I wanted to take those reps… I was gonna try and wear him out.”

When preparing to play Sanders, Rice would take all the reps in practice to have the stamina to take all the reps on gameday.

As he explained, he would try and wear Sanders out for the games they matched up in.

Sanders spent five seasons as a Dallas Cowboy and had a one-stint season with the 49ers before.

The current college coach of the Colorado Buffaloes is regarded as one of the greatest lockdown corners of all time.

He secured eight All-Pro statuses, alongside eight Pro Bowl selections.

Furthermore, Sanders was also an excellent special team returner, being the 1992 NFL kickoff return yards leader.

Now, Sanders focuses on his coaching career and has some exciting rookies heading into the NFL Draft to keep an eye on.