"When I first arrived, we never really got any respect over here, and we felt like people kind of ignored us," Rice, who sustained a season-ending knee injury in October, said following the Seahawks' 23-15 divisional-round playoff victory over the New Orleans Saints at CenturyLink Field last Saturday. "As you see now, more and more people are coming in this direction. You have to give it to John Schneider and Pete Carroll for creating this type of environment. It's basically word of mouth. This is where you want to be. And when guys get here, they always end up asking, 'Why didn't I come here earlier?' And then they never want to leave."