Redskins' Derrius Guice seeking second opinion on possible torn meniscus

The word had already come down that Adrian Peterson would be the first to line up in the backfield behind Case Keenum when the Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Peterson, who had earned his way into coach Jay Gruden's dog house for undiclosed reasons, was a healthy scratch for Week 1 despite leading the team in rushing in 2018 with 1,042 yards. The man at the top of the depth chart, redshirt rookie Derrius Guice, will be a scratch this week, but it won't be a healthy one.

Bottled up for just 18 yards on 10 rushes against Philadelphia, Guice would've likely had an easier time rushing against the Cowboys based on their performance against Saquon Barkley and the New York Giants in Week 1, giving up 120 yards on almost 11 yards a carry. But Guice injured his right knee, the one not surgically repaired last summer, and was ruled out of the contest by Gruden. Now it turns out, the quick-return time frame given his injury status may not be accurate as Guice is heading down to see Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion of his reported meniscus injury.

It appears the injury could be a torn meniscus, and it could require surgery.

#Redskins RB Derrius Guice is in Pensacola today to get Dr. James Andrews to look at his knee, source said. The likelihood is that he has surgery on his meniscus. It would be a 4-6 week recovery if he has the surgery.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 12, 2019

From The Athletic's Ben Standig:

Guice underwent an MRI on Monday on his right, non-surgically repaired knee and likely would miss some time, The Athletic confirmed. Gruden later explained Guice felt “soreness” on the team bus following the game. The first sign of a potential issue came during the game, but Guice, “was cleared to come back in,” Gruden said.

If he does have surgery, and the recovery time leans towards the long end of the spectrum, there's a great chance Washington ends up placing Guice on injured reserve, which would sideline him for a minimum of eight weeks.

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