Adam Eaton is moving around better. He can place some weight on his left leg. Most of the time he is still using crutches to help carry the burden during his rehabilitation from ACL reconstruction surgery.
Eaton was placed on the disabled list April 29 with what was initially called a “left knee strain.” He actually had tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Eaton chose the patellar tendon graft to fix the injury.
Washington announced the timeline for his return to be 6-9 months. Among the early steps in the recovery process are reactivating the quadriceps muscle, re-establishing full extension of the leg — or hyperextension, if it was in place prior to the injury — then building quad strength and harmony for the muscle to fire when asked.