Vikings WR Rice could miss half the season due to hip surgery

[Oldskool]

Sounds like Sidney Rice could miss first half of the season with this surgery. 6 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Just filed a story that Vikings WR Sidney Rice has been in Vail, Colo., in recent days to have his hip examined at the Steadman Clinic. 10 minutes ago via TweetDeck

Sidney Rice-WR-Vikings Aug. 24 - 12:59 am et

Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribunes reports Sidney Rice may undergo hip surgery that would knock him out for half the season.

Yikes. Rice visited a specialist in Colorado for a problem that only seems to get worse with rest. We should get clarity regarding Rice's status soon, but we'd stay away from Rice as a fantasy starter in the meantime, while bumping up Bernard Berrian quite a bit.

Source: Judd Zulgad on Twitter
Related: Bernard Berrian, Brett Favre, Percy Harvin

[PokerPacker]

Maybe that's why they signed Javon Walker.

[Warhead36]

First Harvin, now Rice. This has Viking let down season written all over it.

[bushwack]

Maybe that's why they signed Javon Walker.

I don't see Walker being able to stay healthy enough to make that great of an impact. Walker hasn't made an impact in the league in about 6 years, I don't see that changing anytime soon.

The Vikings are hurting at the WR position, and it's going to be very difficult to replace both Rice and Harvin, they could get by without Harvin, but with Rice out, their passing game is going to suffer a bit.

[Oldskool]

Received short text from Sidney Rice confirming he had hip surgery. Rice said it 'went well.' about 3 hours ago via txt Retweeted by 19 people

chipscoggins

[Missin Meast]

Won't help us .. we play them the 2nd to last week of the season!

[pjfootballer]

We could trade them Malcolm Kelly!

[Oldskool]

We could trade them Malcolm Kelly!

They already signed Javon Walker, so they have their own gimp on the roster :silly:

[kevinklein]

Poor Rice. Coming off an unbelievable season, including a 3 TD performance in the playoffs, expectations were sky-high.

Bad time for surgery. I like Rice and the Vikes. Too bad.

[Santana_89]

We could trade them Malcolm Kelly!


They already signed Javon Walker, so they have their own gimp on the roster :silly:
:ols::ols::ols: Don't forget they have Marko on their roster already.

Wonder if Favre's having 2nd thoughts about returning now? I like Sidney Rice, hopefully he'll get well soon.

[Oldskool]

Sidney Rice-WR-Vikings Aug. 24 - 4:28 pm et

Vikings coach Brad Childress wouldn't rule out the possibility of Sidney Rice going on injured reserve following Monday's hip surgery.
"We haven’t made any determination of whether he’ll be on IR or PUP," said Childress. Rice will be placed on go on reserve/PUP at the very least, costing him the first six games of the season. Childress acknowledged that Rice "won't do anything" football-related for another eight weeks. The team will reevaluate Rice at that stage, but he's no sure thing to contribute this season.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

[CPORTISFAN999]

Won't help us .. we play them the 2nd to last week of the season!


hmm...check again. we play them at fedex field november 28th.

[skinsaddict]

Marko Mitchell = championship

[heytred]

Poor guy, I hate to see players with high expectations go down like this... hope his surgery goes well.

[GreenRiggins]

Sidney Rice-WR-Vikings Aug. 24 - 4:28 pm et

Vikings coach Brad Childress wouldn't rule out the possibility of Sidney Rice going on injured reserve following Monday's hip surgery.
"We haven’t made any determination of whether he’ll be on IR or PUP," said Childress. Rice will be placed on go on reserve/PUP at the very least, costing him the first six games of the season. Childress acknowledged that Rice "won't do anything" football-related for another eight weeks. The team will reevaluate Rice at that stage, but he's no sure thing to contribute this season.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

Uh Oh...

I just have a feeling that as great a year that Favre had last year, he will have the opposite this year. The football gods can only handout so many gifts to any one person.

[Oldskool]

Sidney Rice-WR-Vikings Aug. 25 - 4:32 pm et

Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is "hearing" that Sidney Rice will be on crutches for eight weeks following hip surgery.

If this report is true, Rice's surgery wasn't comparable to Brandon Marshall's after all. Marshall was participating in practices a month and a half after surgery. Perhaps more troubling, Rice disclosed Wednesday that doctors told him the injury could have shortened his career if he played on it this season. Don't expect to him to suit up before November.

Source: Judd Zulgad on Twitter