Country Music Star Chase Rice Found a Roundabout Way to Realize His NFL Dreams

Posted May 28, 2021
Former UNC linebacker Chase Rice could hear it in the silence. The murmurs of fans started to echo throughout the concrete corridor as he and his team got closer to the field. Their huddles gave Rice a nostalgic feeling of high school football as they chanted, “Good, better, best. Never let it rest, until your good gets better and your better gets best.” (Sports Illustrated)

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