NFL’s Best Comeback Player Stories of 2015 so Far

October 2, 2015   ·   Russell S. Baxter   ·   Jump to comments

With all due respect to the great LL Cool J, we will call it a comeback.
Injuries are a part of life in professional sports and especially the game of football. A number of veteran players who are coming off an injury-shortened 2014 season have played well so far, including Pittsburgh Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams and St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long.
Here, we have chosen seven individuals who are not only off to decent starts but could challenge for NFL Comeback Player of the Year honors, an award won in 2014 by New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.
And as you will see, one of our candidates missed significant time last season, and it had nothing to do with an injury.
For the most part, all seven have made us marvel at their performances this season to date. And opposed to a year ago, let’s hope none of these players is on a similar list in the future.
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