 I think I knew it, but I just didn't know how great he was at the end. We kind of laugh about Jerry Rice at the end of his career like, oh, he was old. Jerry Rice at 40 years old. At 40 in 2002, a man whose career started in 1985. Jerry Rice at 40 years old in 2002 had 92 catches for 1,200 yards and seven touchdowns.