LaAdrian Waddle is about to finish a busy week that had an important step in his offseason rehabilitation program from knee surgery and will reach a personal high point with a walk across the stage in one of the most fulfilling moments of his young life.
Waddle began running for the first time this week in his recovery from surgery performed on his left knee in mid-January. After four months of treatment from the medical and training staff that has worked with him in the Dallas suburb of Denton, running was a significant step forward.
Waddle felt like he was ready to ramp up his rehab program earlier, but he stuck to the prescribed program to avoid doing anything that might cause a setback in his recovery.