It’s been a long time coming, but the Vikings filled that last roster spot they’d been holding since releasing Randy Moss.
Wide receiver Sidney Rice is expected to make his 2010 debut on Sunday against the Packers after being placed on the Vikings’ 53-man roster Saturday.
The move came by Saturday’s 3 p.m. deadline and nearly three months after Rice underwent hip surgery that landed him on the physically unable to perform list. Rice also did not take part in training camp because of the hip problem, which was never fully explained.
Rice, who had a career-high 83 receptions for 1,312 yards and eight touchdowns last season, started practicing on Nov. 3 and needed to be activated by this coming Wednesday or his season would have been finished.
He’s still not back to full speed, but I hope he’ll be able to contribute a bit, as the Vikings have been a funhouse mirror of their former selves without him.
