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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Though not many are discussing Michigan football's transfer portal haul, the Wolverines did get one blue-chip player from another school. But there's one problem -- he's injured.
Such is the case for Utah transfer edge rusher John Henry Daley, who followed Kyle Whittingham from Salt Lake City to Ann Arbor, but had ruptured his Achilles in his final game for the Utes.
Some wonder if Daley will be capable of returning to form, given the extent of his injuries. But he confirmed on Monday that he should be good to go, with eyes on late spring (in terms of season, not practice sessions) to start fully partaking in everything.
"Yeah, I think I've already communicated that with Coach Whitt, but, yeah, June 1st is when they're expecting me to be full go," Daley said. "Being able to participate in all the team activities, and, yeah, it'll be really soon."
Whittingham spoke broadly at the outset of spring ball about the injured players, Daley, Rod Moore, and Andrew Babalola included, noting that they'll either be limited or unable to go in this period of time. Even if that is the case for Daley, he insists that he's improving in many ways, and in some ways, he's better than ever.
"Physically, upper body-wise, I'm probably the best I've ever been in my life," Daley said. "Obviously, with regards to my injury, I'm coming along really well. I'm starting to jog and run right now, and yeah, I'm feeling fantastic, and everybody's very optimistic about it."
With that in mind, how has he gone about improving and rehabbing from his injury? Achilles ruptures are notoriously difficult to come back from, and they're not quite as rote as ACL tear recoveries have come to be. But he's also not alone, noting the hope he's garnered from watching Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum's recovery from the same injury.
Daley detailed more of what he's doing to improve, noting that it's not terribly different than any other rehab system.
"Just a whole lot of lower body exercises," Daley said. "We're just getting after it every day. You'd have to ask the training staff about that, but yeah, we do. We do a lot every single day. I'm here every day and putting in that work because it's worth it."
As a transfer, according to 247Sports, Daley was listed as the No. 62 player overall and the seventh-best edge rusher. But many of the 'players to look out for' lists that have come out on other outlets have him as one of the top transfers in the country, regardless of position.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football transfer John Henry Daley injury update
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Such is the case for Utah transfer edge rusher John Henry Daley, who followed Kyle Whittingham from Salt Lake City to Ann Arbor, but had ruptured his Achilles in his final game for the Utes.
Some wonder if Daley will be capable of returning to form, given the extent of his injuries. But he confirmed on Monday that he should be good to go, with eyes on late spring (in terms of season, not practice sessions) to start fully partaking in everything.
"Yeah, I think I've already communicated that with Coach Whitt, but, yeah, June 1st is when they're expecting me to be full go," Daley said. "Being able to participate in all the team activities, and, yeah, it'll be really soon."
Whittingham spoke broadly at the outset of spring ball about the injured players, Daley, Rod Moore, and Andrew Babalola included, noting that they'll either be limited or unable to go in this period of time. Even if that is the case for Daley, he insists that he's improving in many ways, and in some ways, he's better than ever.
"Physically, upper body-wise, I'm probably the best I've ever been in my life," Daley said. "Obviously, with regards to my injury, I'm coming along really well. I'm starting to jog and run right now, and yeah, I'm feeling fantastic, and everybody's very optimistic about it."
With that in mind, how has he gone about improving and rehabbing from his injury? Achilles ruptures are notoriously difficult to come back from, and they're not quite as rote as ACL tear recoveries have come to be. But he's also not alone, noting the hope he's garnered from watching Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum's recovery from the same injury.
Daley detailed more of what he's doing to improve, noting that it's not terribly different than any other rehab system.
"Just a whole lot of lower body exercises," Daley said. "We're just getting after it every day. You'd have to ask the training staff about that, but yeah, we do. We do a lot every single day. I'm here every day and putting in that work because it's worth it."
As a transfer, according to 247Sports, Daley was listed as the No. 62 player overall and the seventh-best edge rusher. But many of the 'players to look out for' lists that have come out on other outlets have him as one of the top transfers in the country, regardless of position.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football transfer John Henry Daley injury update
Continue reading...
