FOXBOROUGH — Around this time last year, linebacker Raekwon McMillan looked like a potential breakout star in training camp. He received high praise from Bill Belichick, who signed him earlier in the 2021 offseason after he played the previous three seasons with the Dolphins and Raiders.
Right as McMillan was building momentum though, he tore his ACL in practice, ending his first season in New England before the regular season began. It also marked the second time McMillan tore his ACL in his short career, tearing it in his rookie season in 2017.
McMillan, 26, was activated the day before training camp opened after getting placed on the physically unable to perform list a week earlier.