On April 28, Corey Ballentine was in a Kansas hospital recovering from a gunshot wound and mourning the death of his best friend.
On Tuesday, exactly one month later, he was on the field with the Giants participating in full team reps at an OTA workout. It was the latest step in the return to football for the sixth-round draft pick, a journey that has gone at a respectful pace but also with astonishing speed.
It was just a week ago that Ballentine was not even outdoors with the team during the start of OTAs. Then he started doing some work with trainers, some individual drills, all of which led to Tuesday’s debut in 11-on-11 snaps.