"What he wants to do is sit back and evaluate the situation. With Jerry, there's always been passion and fire, and that's never going to go away. He still has that passion and fire, and he just wants to see what happens over the next few months to see if there might be an opportunity that fits for him. If not, he will retire."
Rice indicated after the Seahawks were eliminated by St. Louis in the playoffs last month that he still was interested in playing.
"I still feel like I have football left in me, a lot of football in me," he said