Devonta Freeman back to running, cutting after knee ligament injuries

Devonta Freeman looked not like himself against the Philadelphia Eagles, making many wonder why they didn’t give the ball to Tevin Coleman more if he was suffering from an injury. He finally broke his silence back in March, saying he sprained his MCL and PCL in his knee. He avoided surgery, and sounds optimistic about his progress resting the bothersome knee.

“I’m able to do a lot of things that I couldn’t do back in January, February,” Freeman said Wednesday. “Running, cutting, sprinting -- getting a little stronger. ... Making hard cuts, sprinting a little faster. The progress is getting better and better each day. So I’m just going along with the program.”

Freeman did not offer up any…