Recovery varies each time and requires patience through a long process. Physical improvement supports mental improvement, shifting focus from looking ahead to working day by day. Progress includes being out on the field doing many activities while intentionally moving slowly to avoid pushing too quickly after an early injury. Mentally, the early stage feels rough, with a desire to stop playing and avoid putting the body in that position again. Over time, love for the game returns, confidence grows, and time off helps. Current readiness is strong, with the rest of the body feeling good and fingers feeling especially well.
"It's different every time. Definitely a long road. Never fun but as you get better physically your mind gets better also. So it's just not about looking ahead. It's just about day by day, getting better, and working back and then figuring things out as you go."
"I'm pretty far along. I'm out on the field doing a lot of stuff. I'm trying to just take it slow because I tend to push things quicker and obviously I got injured pretty early last year so there's plenty of time for me to really lay the groundwork to be ready for a long season. Yeah, it's going really well and I plan on being ready."
"It was rough early on. Obviously you just want to be able to play, especially how good things were going for the defense and me personally. I felt that was at a pretty high level to start the year. And then as you start out wanting to quit and never play again and never put your body in that position again, and then slowly you realize that you love this game and you want to get back to it."
"I mean I've never doubted that I could get back to where I am. It's a good thing I play today and not back when my dad did because I probably wouldn't be playing anymore. But luckily they fix you up pretty good and I'm feeling really good. So my mind's also better. I've obviously had a lot of time to work on that and just enjoy some time off. All the rest of my body feels pretty darn good. My fingers probably haven't felt this good in 20 years. So yeah, I'm excited."
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