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Wide Receiver Rank: #50
Overall: #179
An early-season knee injury really slowed Rice much of his second season in the league. He played in 13 games, but had just 15 receptions. The positive for Rice was he scored four touchdowns. He was a top red-zone target for the Vikings, a role he should continue to fill. Rice has eight touchdowns in two seasons. Rice should start alongside Bernard Berrian, giving the Vikings a decent one-two punch at receiver. Rice is a big receiver with great athletic ability and above-average speed. Rice also has very good hands.
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The third year in the league tends to be a breakout one for receivers. It wouldn't be a surprise if that held true for Rice. He has a ton of talent and the Vikings passing attack should be improved. Rice is worth a late-round flyer as a No. 4 or 5 receiver. He has 1,000-yard potential. |
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| Chip Scoggins, of The Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice has become one of the team's most diligent workers and, arguably, their No. 1 receiver. He leads the team in catches (23) and is second in the NFC with 409 yards receiving. Rice catches extra passes after every practice, often in odd positions to help improve his hand-eye coordination. He also soaks in a cold tub every day to help his legs recover - he soaked in a tub just once last year. Rice stretches more, too, in order to help his flexibility. |
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| The Associated Press reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice caught six passes for a career-high 176 yards in Week 6. |
| Fantasy Impact: Rice is having a breakout season with Brett Favre throwing him passes this year. |
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| Sean Jensen, of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice has been working on his catching and blocking ability and hopes to be more productive in his third season. 'I do notice that it is a receiver's third year when they do start to blossom,' Rice said. 'Hopefully, this can be my year, and I'm going to do everything I can to stay on that field and help my team succeed.' |
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| John Clayton, of ESPN.com, reports the Minnesota Vikings might try using some four-receiver sets this season, in part due to the improvement WR Sidney Rice has shown in practice. |
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| The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports former Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) said he is around 90 percent healthy and is not thinking about his knee when running routes. |
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| Judd Zulgad, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) wrote on his blog Wednesday, July 15, that he worked out at full speed without his knee brace for the first time in 10 months and felt no pain. |
| Fantasy Impact: Rice needs a big showing in camp and preseason action if he hopes to keep his starting role. |
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| Chip Scoggins, of the Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) showed no issue with his right knee during the team's recent minicamp and said the knee is no longer an issue for him. Rice said several weeks ago that his knee still was not 100 percent after suffering a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in Week 2 last season. But Rice took part in every drill and did not seem restricted in any way. 'It really didn't bother me none this weekend,' Rice said. 'No pulls, nothing like that.' |
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| Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) said on his blog that he is pretty much over his injury. 'I'm running routes at full speed, I just need to get my strength back to 100 percent. I'll be working with the trainers ... and I'll be there long after practice for extra work just to get up to speed,' Rice wrote. He said he and rookie WR Percy Harvin are competing for the same spot, but he plans to help Harvin. 'Whether I win a starting job or not, I am totally focused on winning games this year whatever it takes,' Rice added. |
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| Chip Scoggins, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, reports Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) said his knee is getting better but is not at 100 percent yet. He said he should be ready for the start of training camp. |
| Fantasy Impact: Rice is starting to become a concern. He can't seem to stay healhty and now has rookie Percy Harvin pushing him for playing time. |
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| Minnesota Vikings WR Sidney Rice (knee) played in the team's Week 9 game. He caught one pass for eight yards and a touchdown in the game. |
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