Landon Rice

Landon Rice (born February 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Alouettes in 2023 and with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024. He played CIS football at the University of Manitoba.

Early life Rice played high school football at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School in Brandon, Manitoba, as an offensive and defensive lineman on the 9-man football team. He won the Canada Cup in 2005 as a member of Team Manitoba.

University career Rice played for the Manitoba Bisons from 2007 to 2012. The Bisons won the 43rd Vanier Cup in 2007. He participated in the 2008 CIS East-West Bowl. Rice was named a team captain in 2011 and 2012.

Professional career Hamilton Tiger-Cats (first stint) Rice signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 2, 2013, as an undrafted free agent and spent that season on the practice roster. He also played in both post-season games, including his first Grey Cup appearance, which was a loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the 102nd Grey Cup game.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats (second stint) Rice was then signed by the Tiger-Cats again on August 28, 2018. He played in 14 regular season games, including one start, for the Tiger-Cats. He became a free agent during the following off-season.

Montreal Alouettes (second stint) On July 27, 2019, Rice re-signed with the Alouettes to a one-year contract.

In 2021, Rice played and started in every regular season game (albeit in a shortened 14-game season) for the first time in his career, becoming a regular starter on the offensive line. In the following year, Rice played in all 18 regular season games, starting in 17, but did not play in the post-season due to injury. He earned his second consecutive CFL East All-Star award and was also the team's nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award and the Jake Gaudaur Veterans' Trophy.

Rice started the first nine games of the 2023 season before suffering a neck injury on August 19, 2023, against the Ottawa Redblacks.

Toronto Argonauts After remaining unsigned through the start of the 2024 CFL season, it was announced that Rice had signed with the Toronto Argonauts on June 24, 2024. He made his Argonauts debut on June 28, 2024, as a backup offensive lineman, against his former team, the Alouettes. He dressed in 16 regular season games and started the final game of the season after the Argonauts had secured their playoff seeding. He dressed as a backup offensive lineman in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.

Montreal Alouettes (third stint) On October 28, 2025, it was announced that Rice had re-signed with the Alouettes. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.