WESTFIELD — Marlon Mack started to feel his surgically repaired Achilles tendon build some strength in March.
A remarkable recovery, bouncing back just half a year after he lost his 2020 season on the field in Jacksonville, a devastating injury that cost him his chance to make his case for the sort of second contract that could set him up for the rest of his life.
But there he was, six months later, stepping through ladders and running through bags for the first time since that injury. When he started going through those drills, Mack knew he’d be ready to go by the time training camp began.