Paul Rice is in his first season as a football analyst for the Atlanta Falcons after being hired on February 22, 2021.

Rice has spent the past three seasons (2018-20) as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Fordham University. Over his first two seasons at Fordham, six defensive players earned All-Patriot League honors, including four who earned first-team all-conference.

Paul Rice is in his first season as a football analyst for the Atlanta Falcons after being hired on February 22, 2021.

Rice has spent the past three seasons (2018-20) as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Fordham University. Over his first two seasons at Fordham, six defensive players earned All-Patriot League honors, including four who earned first-team all-conference.

Prior to his tenure at Fordham, Rice coached defensive backs, special teams and outside linebackers for five seasons (2013-17) at his alma mater, Yale University. He began his collegiate coaching career at Georgia Tech where he served as an offensive graduate assistant and fullbacks coach in 2012.

A native of Hunting Valley, Ohio, Rice was a four-year starter at Yale playing running back, cornerback and safety. Rice earned the Charley Loftus "Rookie of the Year" Award in 2006 and also earned first-team All-Ivy League honors. Rice earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Yale in 2010.