Derrius Guice is going to miss significant time with his current knee issue.
This injury is not directly related to the torn ACL he suffered in his left knee in the preseason last year, which required multiple surgeries due to infection.
This time, he has a meniscus tear on the other knee.
When a report of meniscus injury came earlier this week, Guice hoped for a “sprain.” But menisci don’t get sprained. They tear. And because there is a poor blood supply to that area, they don’t heal and therefore need surgery to remove the torn portion.
The reported estimates of 4-6 weeks and 6-8 weeks are similar. This timeframe indicates a likely lateral meniscus tear that will be trimmed (not repaired).
This will also give Guice more time to get his left knee fully healthy.
Evaluating his recovery and the third preseason game, in which he made his debut with 11 carries for 44 yards playing the entire first half, he never looked right to me. He favored his left knee.
Washington showed confidence in Guice by naming him the starter and even having future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson as a healthy scratch in Week 1. We don’t know when Guice was hurt, but he had 10 carries for 18 yards in that game.
Given that both knees are not 100 percent will extend the usual shorter timeline for return, as he literally doesn’t have a good leg to stand on.
Running back in the NFL is difficult enough to play with one knee at less than fully healthy. Playing with two hampered knees is impossible — at least in order to be effective.
The silver lining is this break is probably good for Guice and could get him a chance to be healthy in the second half of the season.
It is interesting to note that for all the criticism the Washington medical staff has taken for having three players last season require three or more surgeries (Alex Smith and Colt McCoy are still out), Guice is headed for a second opinion and surgery with the same surgeon who is on the team’s medical staff. That indicates no blame is being placed on the Redskins doctors.
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