NFL preseason didn’t start well for the Washington Redskins. One quarter into their Thursday’s game against the New England Patriots, Redskins’ rookie running back Derrius Guice suffered a knee injury and had to leave the field. Although initial diagnosis was an MCL sprain, MRI on his knee showed a torn ACL.
Redskins confirmed the news on their official Twitter page, saying that Guice will miss the 2018 season. This wasn’t the only bad news for the team, however, since tight end Manasseh Garner also suffered an ACL injury and is looking at the same recovery period as Guice.
RB Derrius Guice and TE Manasseh Garner will miss the 2018 season due to ACL injuries sustained from last night's preseason game at the New England Patriots. Both players are expected to make a full recovery and are looking forward to playing in 2019.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) August 10, 2018
Derrius Guice didn’t suspect the damage was this severe after the game and said “all is well” when asked about his knee.
Derrius Guice says all is well pic.twitter.com/oELzfARxSi
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 10, 2018
His fellow Redskins’ teammates are also caught by surprise with the news.
“Had a tough time tryna hold back the tears this morning when I got the news.” – wrote running back Chris Thompson on Twitter. “We had something great going in our room, but you know the squad got you every step of the way bro. Heal up and get ready to take over the league next year.“
After rushing for 3,074 yards and 29 touchdowns at LSU, Derrius Guice was selected by 59th overall by the Washington Redskins in this year’s draft. He supposed to be one of the team’s main backs alongside Chris Thompson, but now the Redskins will have to turn to other options.
