Brandon Graham took the field alongside his teammates Monday for the first time since Feb. 4. No confetti fell when the workout ended, and Graham didn't get to hoist the Lombardi Trophy again, but it was a happy day nonetheless.
As he prepared to test the right ankle, which was surgically repaired on May 1, Graham admitted that he was "excited, because it's the first step."
More steps must be completed before Graham suits up for the Sept. 6 season opener against Atlanta. Given the calendar, and that defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said Graham would be limited in his first workout, it would seem that even if Graham is healthy for the opener, he will not have tackled anyone in a game since the Super Bowl.