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It's our number four, our number four of our radio program and The Goat, Jerry Rice, the greatest receiver of all time.

He was doing an interview recently, and he said that he believes if he can play in the modern NFL,

he would double his stats playing in 2021 under the rules of the NFL.

What are the chances that Jerry Rice is correct?

We take a look at the numbers. That and more, including factor fiction and puck the world with Eddie.

It's all coming your way right now in our number four.

Double your pleasure, double your fun.

Welcome in the beginning of yet another hour of the Ben Mallor show.

We are in the air everywhere as we speak into the Mr.

microphone, coast to coast, border to border, and beyond on the vast and powerful airwaves of FSR emanating live from deep inside the magic radio box, the Fox Sports Radio Studios, as we are added again this hour.

And our lead comes from the way back machine, the hypothetical world where you combine old and new and see what happens.

Now, I'm talking about some words said recently by Jerry Rice.

Nobody debates that Jerry Rice is not the gold standard at the wide receiver position.

He clearly is from a different era of the NFL.

But did you see or did you hear what Jerry Rice had to say?

Perhaps not.

So the 49er legend who also played Floridus and briefly for the Seahawks

and tried to play for the Broncos.

Jerry Rice was asked how he would do in this modern NFL, right?

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