FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson returned to practice Monday.
The junior and second-year team captain traveled to Starkville, Miss., last Saturday but did not participate in the Razorbacks’ 40-17 loss to Mississippi State.
Jefferson had started 18 consecutive games before a sack and a blow to the helmet against Alabama on Oct. 1 put him in concussion protocols.
The only protocol restriction on the 6-3, 242-pounder for Monday was no contact, Coach Sam Pittman said, and the Razorbacks do not allow their quarterbacks to be hit anyway.
Jefferson resumed his regular place at the front of the quarterback drill lines and was throwing passes and taking part in footwork drills during the media viewing portion of the workout inside the Walker Pavilion.