I figured I was still young enough to have relatively non-evasive surgery to get back to where I was. I can't forget about the big picture.

It's tough when you're out there and you can't participate. It wears on you a little bit.

I can't evaluate things day-by-day because there are going to be bad days. We evaluate on a weekly basis, and I've gotten significantly better each week.

It was time to put something behind it and the ball was coming out good.

Baby steps. Once you get through this, it makes you stronger. I want to get something positive out of it and come back stronger.

He said if it would've been anybody other than the defensive back he would've slid, but he figured he had some size on him. He feels good, got some kinks worked out and some problems, made some nice throws and was managing the offense well.