| Vikings WR Sidney Rice Undergoes Successful Hip Surgery | | | Sidney Rice confirmed in a text message to Chip Scoggins this morning that he had undergone hip surgery at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo. on Monday. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported Monday night that the wide receiver had been at the clinic for the past few days and surgery was very likely. In his text, Rice said the procedure had gone well. It's expected he will be sidelined for the first half of the season. Rice had been on the physically unable to perform list since training camp opened because of a hip injury he said he suffered in the Vikings' overtime loss to New Orleans last January. Source: Judd Zulgad, Minneapolis Star-Tribune | | |