FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Moments before the start of the New York Jets' first training camp practice, wide receiver Kyle Williams walked over to Todd Bowles and shared a few words from the heart.
"This," Williams told the coach, "is the best place to be in the world right now."
In the middle of New Jersey, sweating on a brutally hot summer day? Really?
For a player who spent 42 of the last 48 months rehabbing major injuries, who endured the worst kind of fan reaction after fumbling two punt returns in the 2011 NFC Championship Game, and whose NFL stature fell so far that he was reduced to auditioning at a college quarterback's private workout .