St. Louis Rams’ quarterback Sam Bradford still recovering from ankle injury – NFL News
St. Louis Rams’ quarterback, Sam Bradford, has said that he is still recovering from an ankle injury that hampered his progress in the 2011 National Football League (NFL) season, but maintained that he is getting better every week.
According to ESPN.com, Bradford is participating in organised team activities (OTAs) and will also take part in the involuntary minicamp next month before training camp in July.
However, the quarterback is not hundred percent fit at the moment.
When asked about the ankle injury, Bradford said:
"It's getting there. It seems to feel better every week. Less soreness, more things I can do, so I think it’s definitely on track."
Bradford’s injury also threatened his future with the team as after an impressive rookie season his second year with the team was really disastrous.
Selected as the first overall pick in the 2010 draft, Bradford beat Peyton Manning’s record for most passes completed by any rookie.
He played and started 16 games in the regular season in which he completed a total of 354 passes of 590 attempts for 3,512 yards while scoring 18 touchdowns and throwing 15 interceptions.
In his second year, however, the ankle injury forced him out of six games. Furthermore, his form was also below par.
Bradford played and started 10 games and completed 191 passes of 357 attempts for 2,164 yards while throwing six touchdown-passes. He also sent six interceptions.
Last year, it was not only Bradford who struggled to perform well. In fact the whole team was unable to gain winning momentum.
Rams ended the season after losing 14 games and were given a second overall pick in the 2012 draft.
The team could have selected a quarterback with that pick, but the management kept its faith in Bradford and later traded that pick.
Now it is up to Bradford to live up to the expectations and silence his critics.
At present, he is working hard in the offseason to improve his performance. He said:
"It's just nice to have an offseason to be able to come out here and make mistakes. You learn from your mistakes. Coaches have been great about that. They're not pressing. They're not screaming. As long as we learn from it, I think we’re doing the right
thing. It's just good to be out here going through those things.”
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