Sidney Rice ranks third in the NFL in receiving yards with 964 yards. Rice's improvement this season obviously has a lot to do with Brett Favre's arrival, but he also credits the work he did with Minneapolis native and Arizona Cardinals Pro Bowl receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. this summer.

Fitzgerald invited Rice to train with him and a group of current and former receivers -- including Cris Carter -- at the Univ. of Minnesota this summer. Rice talked about that experience in this story we did on him a few weeks ago.

Rice's relationship with Fitzgerald is sure to get a lot of attention this week with the Vikings set to play the Cardinals on Sunday night. Fitzgerald will hold a conference call with Twin Cities reporters this afternoon.

Favre also will hold his weekly news conference today as the Vikings return to practice.

Check back throughout the day for notes from the press conferences and locker room access followed by practice updates.