When Chris Jones went through physical testing on his surgically repaired knee, the Nebraska senior cornerback discovered something unusual.
Good, but unusual, he felt.
“It seemed like the injured leg,” Jones said, “was stronger than the good leg.”
Surely this meant that Jones, who tore the meniscus in his left knee in July, had made good on his promise to beat the doctor’s projected return of 4-6 months.
“I just prayed about it,” Jones said of his lofty goal, “and felt, ‘You’re going to be back.’ ”
Indeed, Jones past the final physical test, one meant to measure how well he trusted his leg, and returned to practice last week.