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Ray Rice is getting scary.

Mike Preston: Show time for Ravens' Rice - baltimoresun.com


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Several national publications make Rice a favorite to win Offensive Player of the Year in the AFC. He certainly looks ready. There is virtually no fat on Rice's 5-foot-9, 212-pound frame. His abdominals are exceptionally tight. Muscles bulge from every part of his body, including his forehead.

Even his muscles have muscles.

"Look at him over there," said Ravens fullback Le'Ron McClain after a recent practice. "He lives in the weight room all the time. I mean all the time! He is going to be a beast."

With the exception of Ray Lewis, Dawan Landry and Brendon Ayanbadejo, there are few players who work as hard as Rice in the offseason. He might be a small package, but he's a total package. He can bench-press 405 pounds and squat more than 500.

As soon as he heard Bisciotti's challenge, Rice ran to the weight room because he wanted to bulk up more to run between the tackles. Rice also wanted to become a nastier bodyguard for Flacco.

If you get a chance, check out those arms. It's showtime.

"If I was walking down the street and had to show off one part, it would be my arms," said Rice, laughing and responding to a question by a reporter. "You do a few curls to get the veins bulging and hmmmm, watch out.

"One thing I always think I need improvement on is pass-blocking. When guys see me in a game, their first initial move is to try to bull-rush me over, which, if I'm staying stout, I can cut them a few times to slow them up. I don't want anybody giving my quarterback no missed protection, no missed assignments."