MOBILE, Ala. -- The timetable sounds crazy. About three months ago, South Carolina tailback Marcus Lattimore lay on the field at Williams-Brice Stadium with a gruesome knee injury that looked capable of wrecking his career. Tuesday, Lattimore said he hopes to be ready to play when the NFL regular season opens in September.
"That's my goal," Lattimore said while visiting a Senior Bowl practice. "And it is realistic."
When he injured his right knee Oct. 27, the idea of Lattimore playing football anywhere in 2013 seemed ludicrous. As Tennessee linebacker Herman Lathers pursued Lattimore from one side, safety Eric Gordon rocketed in from the other. Lathers pulled Lattimore's body to Lattimore's left. Gordon pushed Lattimore's lower leg to Lattimore's right. The knee was caught in the tug-of-war. As he tried to sit up, it appeared that Lattimore's lower leg pointed the wrong direction. Moments later, a trainer patted Lattimore on the chest as the realization sunk in that for the second consecutive year, Lattimore's season would end with a knee injury.
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"That's my goal," Lattimore said while visiting a Senior Bowl practice. "And it is realistic."
When he injured his right knee Oct. 27, the idea of Lattimore playing football anywhere in 2013 seemed ludicrous. As Tennessee linebacker Herman Lathers pursued Lattimore from one side, safety Eric Gordon rocketed in from the other. Lathers pulled Lattimore's body to Lattimore's left. Gordon pushed Lattimore's lower leg to Lattimore's right. The knee was caught in the tug-of-war. As he tried to sit up, it appeared that Lattimore's lower leg pointed the wrong direction. Moments later, a trainer patted Lattimore on the chest as the realization sunk in that for the second consecutive year, Lattimore's season would end with a knee injury.
Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130122/marcus-lattimore-senior-bowl-nfl/#ixzz2Inc8W6vt