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Derrius Guice Had Infection After Knee Surgery; Required 3 Additional Procedures

Washington Redskins rookie running back Derrius Guice suffered a torn ACL in the preseason that forced him off the field for the entire 2018 campaign.

Per Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post, Guice's rehab "included an infection that delayed his recovery and "required three additional procedures."

Copeland provided more information on the secondary issues, noting that the procedures were done "to address the infected tissue, prompting seven weeks of heavy rounds of antibiotics through a catheter in his arm.

"There was a period of getting IVs three times a day, for three hours.