New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin looked over to the sideline at practice on Monday night -- and he couldn't believe who he saw. "I saw this real big guy over on the sideline," Coughlin said. "And I said, 'Son of a gun!' "'Is that Chad Jones?'" More than 13 months removed from the car accident that left his left leg mangled and his football career in serious doubt, Jones returned to the team's practice facility from New Orleans on Monday night to undergo a physical and meet with the coaching staff. The 22-year-old safety, who has never played a down in the NFL after being selected by the Giants in the third round of 2010 draft, says he's at about "70 percent" right now and hopes to be ready to play by the start of training camp next season. "I believe I can play football again," said Jones without a hesitation of doubt in his voice. "Ever since the accident happened, I've had that tenacity to be able to overcome adversity." "It'd be a great, great thing for this kid to be able to come back and play," Coughlin said. "Everybody feels bad for him, but yet you can't miss the attitude he has -- because he's had it since Day 1 when he was laying over in the Hospital for Special Surgery. His attitude was tremendous." Jones was waived Monday so that the Giants can place him on the reserve/non-football injury list. Once practice was over and the Giants huddled in the middle of the field, they gave their teammate -- a teammate who has never given up despite all the obstacles impeding his path toward fulfilling his dream of playing in the NFL -- a hand. "I almost broke into tears," Jones said. "I tried to hold them inside. I did pretty good with that. But it's just a great feeling, those guys congratulating me. It was a great feeling." Source: ESPN New York
I hope he can shake back to 100% and give it a go in 2012. Dude had a solid season at LSU very instinctive playmaker.
