PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Peete Probably Is Lost for Season
Rodney Peete, the Detroit Lions oft-injured quarterback, probably will miss the rest of the season because of an Achilles’ tendon injury, team officials said.
Peete hurt his right Achilles’ tendon early in the first quarter of Detroit’s 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
The tendon popped when Peete, 25, planted his foot and threw a 15-yard pass to Willie Green. He was decked after the throw, but the damage already was done.
“If surgery is performed he will undoubtedly miss the rest of the season,” Lions’ trainer Kent Falb said. “But we feel very confident at his age, and with his attitude, that there is no reason he wouldn’t be ready for the start of training camp in 1992 if he did have surgery.”
Falb was unsure if Peete suffered a full or partial tear of the tendon after an additional examination and couldn’t confirm if surgery is imminent. A full tear, he said, would require surgery.
Peete was scheduled to leave Monday night for Los Angeles to be evaluated by Dr. Richard Diehl, the team orthopedist for USC.
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