Reggie Wayne has revealed that he is ready to start running following knee ligament surgery.
The Indianapolis Colts wide receiver underwent the operation almost three months ago after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament during the team's win over the Denver Broncos.
The 35-year-old told WNDE: "I'm going to do straight ahead running [from next week]. I'm looking forward to doing that. I've been walking quite often lately. I get to run on a treadmill and that's basically it.
"There was not a breath, anything, in my mind that said this is it. I feel like I still have something left to offer. I just felt like this was maybe an opportunity for my body to heal, just a weird way of doing it. In no way did I feel like this was my last hurrah.
"I'm already self motivated. I have my family, my kids, who I just want to really show them that whenever adversity hits, if you put hard work into it, things will get back to the way it used to be, or things can get better. I'm all about rehab. It's off-season for a lot of guys but this might be the first time in my career that I really don't have an off-season."
The six-time Pro Bowl receiver has spent 13 seasons with the Colts.
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