PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Lachey Has a Torn Knee Ligament

Jim Lachey, the anchor of the Washington Redskins’ offensive line, could be out at least a month with a knee injury. Lachey partially tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee Monday night while blocking on a field-goal attempt against the Denver Broncos.

San Francisco 49er officials are hopeful that quarterback Joe Montana’s latest medical setback is only temporary. Montana, who had surgery Sept. 12 to clear up scar tissue in his right elbow, last threw a football Sept. 26. Since then, a numbness has developed in the two lower fingers on his right hand and the medical staff has ordered him not to throw.