FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Dee Milliner had imagined this day for months -- the day when he would be able to play football again.
"Oh, yeah, most definitely," Milliner said Saturday. "I haven't been [able to practice] since October, so it's been a long time, and it just felt good being back out there."
On the first day of full-contact practices at Jets training camp, the player who drew the most praise from coach Todd Bowles was Milliner, the third-year cornerback who missed most of last year because of a torn Achilles tendon. Milliner caught Bowles' eye when he made a big play early in 11-on-11 drills, running stride-for-stride with a receiver and forcing an incomplete pass on a deep throw by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.