Santonio Holmes has said that he does not have a timetable in place for his return to the New York Jets.

The wide receiver sustained a severe Lisfranc injury during the fourth week of the 2012 NFL season.

The 29-year-old told the New York Daily News: "I don't have a target date. I don't want to do anything to jeopardise myself being ready for the season.

"It's just getting back into the swing of walking and running without any pains from having scar tissue build up around the injury.

"It's really difficult to learn how to walk again. To do so much balance work, you don't realise what you have until it's gone. To lose a ligament and have separation in your joints, have screws placed in. Mentally, that's all I can think about"

Holmes recorded 272 receiving yards and scored one touchdown for the Jets prior to his injury last season.

Written by
Sian Cowper