JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dante Fowler Jr. hobbled out of the locker room on crutches Saturday, his left leg heavily wrapped, and flashed a smile that rivaled those at the NFL draft last week.
He wasn't just putting on a happy face, either.
Fowler looked and sounded as upbeat as possible following a significant and season-ending knee injury.
The Jacksonville Jaguars rookie, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a rookie minicamp Friday. He called the setback "bittersweet" because he expects to return bigger, stronger and better next year.