Ray Rice: 'Hip injury has held me back'

Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has admitted that his hip injury that he sustained earlier this season was more serious than he let on.

The 26-year-old has struggled for form, averaging just 3.1 yards per carry on 197 rushes this season along with four touchdowns after he injured his hip in week two of the campaign.

"The injury I had this year wasn't something that you just bounce back from and say, 'Oh you know I had a hip,'" Rice told The Baltimore Sun.

"It is definitely very hard to play through week in and week out. So when I look at things like that - statistics - I don't worry."

The Ravens face the New England Patriots on Sunday.