Washington Redskins' Derrius Guice undergoes knee surgery
Thursday 12 September 2019 21:12, UK
Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice has had surgery on a knee injury to repair his right meniscus, which his coach Jay Gruden has described as a "minor procedure".
Renowned surgeon Dr James Andrews performed the operation on Thursday.
Guice left the Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles after gaining 18 yards on 10 carries, but when his right knee failed to improve this week, Guice has chosen to seek a second opinion.
Gruden says he is not sure how long Guice might be out and no decision has been made on whether to place him on injured reserve.
Guice missed all last season after tearing the ACL in his left knee in an exhibition game in August 2018, and his coach expects him to come back from this as well as he did last time.
Without Guice, 34-year-old Adrian Peterson is expected to carry more of the running load.
He was a healthy scratch at Philadelphia last week, but Gruden insisted he was confident Peterson would be ready to play when his number is called.
Washington's offensive line struggled against Philadelphia, but the Eagles have an exceptional front four and were one of seven defences last season to restrict opponents to under 100 yards rushing per game (96.9).
