Coming off a 2015 season lost to injury, Jordy Nelson is pushing as hard as he can to return to his old ways this fall.
"Things are great. Everything has gone smooth," the Packers receiver told ESPN Thursday at the NFL Players Association meetings in Hawaii. "Everyone keeps asking if I'm 100 percent. I'm 100 percent of what the doctor will let me do. The rest is unknown, but we're right where we want to be and will continue to progress once we get back to Green Bay in a week and a half."
Getting back to running routes is the next step for Nelson, who tore the ACL in his right knee in an Aug. 23 preseason game against the Steelers. Nelson was coming off a career year in 2014, which saw him earn All-Pro honors after he caught 98 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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Frustrating as it was to sit out last season, Nelson said the clarity of that type of injury was preferable to nagging issues he has dealt with during the season in previous years.
"I was able to be at ease," he said. "Obviously, the first couple of days were rough — you get the diagnosis and understand what it means. But after that I was able to move on. I look forward to getting back out there."
