In a recent interview with Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson, La’el Collins revealed that he actually tore three ligaments in his left knee against the New England Patriots in Week 16 of last season.
Hobson wrote:
He says he tore the big three. The ACL, MCL, PCL. And that’s why much hasn’t been said. The climb is long and he’s quietly grinding... He’s vowing to give an Opening Day return a shot. Given his surgery was in mid-January, that’s a Herculean task.
The good news is that the right tackle’s recovery is going well.