Finally pain-free, Blake Bortles looks ready to make big leap
11:03 am | August 5, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Blake Bortles had forgotten what it was like to throw a football and not have his right wrist hurt.
He had gotten used to the anti-inflammatory medications and shots, the ice packs and the regular trips to the treatment room.
The pain wasn’t excruciating or debilitating. It was just there for nearly two full years, and the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback dealt with it without complaint. Since getting the problem fixed in January, Bortles has had the best offseason and start to training camp of his career.
It’s not a coincidence.
“When you do not have to worry about going to rehab or going to get treatment, you have to make sure you warm it up the right way, you have to take anti-inflammatory [medication] and do all of that stuff. … It is just a lot of process to be able to go out there and do what you should be able to do without any pain,” Bortles said. “To be able to do that now finally is pretty awesome.”