Manti Te'o returns to practice with San Diego Chargers

Manti Te'o has practised with the San Diego Chargers for the first time since injuring his foot at the start of pre-season.

The second-round draft pick, who missed six weeks with the sprain, was limited during yesterday's session.

The 22-year-old told the team's official website: "I really didn't know [how long I'd be out]. I was just doing everything I could do to hopefully make sure I could come back as soon as possible.

"I didn't really know how long I was going to be. Thankfully we've made great strides to where I was able to be part of practice [yesterday]. I'm very happy with that.

"It was nice to be back out there with the guys being part of practice. I did individual. I was able to do a few plays in team and stuff like that, just getting my feet wet. It's definitely been a learning process, but I'm glad I'm at the stage where I'm at now and I'll get better every day."

The Chargers play the Tennessee Titans this weekend.