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A TALE OF THE TAPE: BROWN VS. JERRY RICE Atruemeasureof justhowgoodAntonioBrown’s career has been can be gained by stacking his career numbers for his first seven years against arguably the greatest player in the history of the game, Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice. Antonio Brown caught more passes in his first seven years in the league than Jerry Rice (632 for Brown versus 526 for Rice), and accumulated nearly as many yards receiving as Rice (8,377 for Brown versus 9,072 for Rice). To be compared with and have similar receiving statistics to Rice places Brown in a very elite group of football players. His current consecutive 100-receptions seasons (2013–2017) puts him ahead of former Indianapolis Colt standout and 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Marvin Harrison and places him ahead of other great receivers of the game like Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker, Herman Moore, and, of course, Jerry Rice, who all posted just three consecutive seasons with 100 or more catches.

Brown’s statistics for his first seven seasons are remarkably comparable to those of Hall of Famer and all-time great wide receiver Jerry Rice.

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