Sidney Rice Undergoes Hip Surgery

Minnesota WR Sidney Rice underwent hip surgery, and he is expected to be sidelined for at least half of the season.

Fantasy Impact: Hopefully you've been listening to my advice to avoid Rice in drafts this season.  Unfortunately, if you did not, you now have a 2nd/3rd round pick that isn't going to play for a while.  It's probably too early to tell exactly how long his rehab will take, but the estimate right now is half a season.  Brett Favre gets a slight downgrade as Rice was his go-to receiver, but I still see him as a solid QB2.  Sidney Rice can be drafted as a WR5, but nothing more.  He's going to miss at least half the season, he'll probably be rusty when he comes back, and it's not a lock that he'll play at all.  Percy Harvin and Bernard Berrian both get upgrades.  Harvin is a bit of a risk with his unpredictable migraine situation, but he's a rock-solid WR3 set to start and see a nice increase in targets.  Berrian should take over as the primary deep threat, and he's now worth up to a WR4 pricetag with possibility for WR3 value while Rice is out.