I don’t think people are aware of just how incredible the journey back from injury has been for Brandon Brooks. The veteran offensive lineman tore his Achilles in the playoff loss to New Orleans and somehow was not only healthy for week one but was adamant he could’ve played more than his pitch-count. If that sounds super-human, that’s because it is.
The recovery
Brooks sustained the injury on January 13th in the divisional game vs Saints. He had surgery on the 17th.
By June 21st, Brooks was doing change-of-direction drills, putting full weight on his Achilles:
About a month later, Brooks was a go for the 1st day of training camp on July 25th.