Sidney Rice: "I'll be ready to go at camp"
Today Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice was a no-show at the camp held at the University of Minnesota by Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and former receiver Cris Carter, according to Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
And Carter was none too pleased about it as he said, "Sidney is not here so I guarantee he’s not getting no better today."
In turn, Drew Rosenhaus, Rice's agent, tweeted that Rice missed the camp due a lingering hip injury.
"Sidney does not anticipate that this injury will require surgery and he's hopeful that he will be fully healthy for the start of the season," Rosenhaus said in a second tweet (via Judd Zulgad of the Star-Tribune).
Rice told Scoggins over the phone, however, that "everything is alright. I'll be ready to go at camp."
"It's not bad," he said, per Scoggins. "Just being cautious with it. I can run. I'm jogging and sprinting. I'm just not doing a lot of cutting and different things like that. The doctors feel this is the best thing."
Last year, Rice finished with 83 receptions for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns. In two post-season games, Rice had ten receptions for 184 yards and four touchdowns.
In our fantasy football rankings updated yesterday, Rice was the ninth receiver on our list.
