Redskins rookie RB Guice out for the season with torn ACL

RICHMOND, Va. – Washington Redskins rookie running back Derrius Guice is out for the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee.

Guice was injured in Washington’s preseason opener at New England on Thursday night. The team announced the prognosis Friday following an MRI, saying Guice should make a full recovery and be ready to play in 2019.

Guice was expected to be the Redskins’ starter after they selected him 59th overall in the draft. The LSU product was considered a first-round prospect and went late in the second.

Colts lose rookie Cain with season-ending knee injury: Indianapolis Colts rookie Deon Cain will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee during Thursday’s preseason game at Seattle.

Coach Frank Reich provided the update during a conference call with reporters.

Cain, a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft, played so well at training camp it appeared he would see significant action this season.

‘Deflategate’ sequel? Nope, NFL says just a defective ball: No investigation or federal case needed this time. The NFL says a bad football used in a preseason game Thursday night was simply defective.

The league said in a statement Friday that a ball was removed from play during the third quarter of the Steelers-Eagles game in Philadelphia and will be sent back to manufacturer Wilson for review.