MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings receiver Sidney Rice and cornerback Cedric Griffin are starting training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
Rice has a lingering hip injury that first surfaced during the playoffs last January. He participated in some offseason practices, but coach Brad Childress says the injury continues to bother him, so he will be out until it starts to feel better.
Rice had a breakout season last year, leading the Vikings in receiving and earning his first trip to the Pro Bowl.
Griffin tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the NFC championship game. Childress says he is making good progress but is not yet ready to return to the field.
Players on the PUP list during training camp count against the 80-man roster limit.
