After missing all last season with a torn left ACL, Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice could miss some time with an injured right knee.
The 2018 second-round pick from LSU rushed 10 times for 18 yards and caught three passes for 20 yards in his NFL regular-season debut Sunday, a 32-27 loss at Philadelphia.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Guice had an MRI on Monday morning. “The hope is he does not need surgery, but the team is doing a full evaluation,” Rapoport tweeted.
Guice, 22, was expected to be a big part of the Redskins’ offense this season as they made the transition from 34-year-old veteran Adrian Peterson.
Peterson, the team’s leading rusher with 1,042 yards in 2018, was a healthy scratch for the first time in his NFL career in Week 1. Backup Chris Thompson had three carries for 10 yards and added a team-high seven catches for 68 yards against the Eagles.