Nearly nine months after an injury that required surgery forcefully ended Davion Taylor's season, he's attempting to regain his footing among a revamped group of linebackers.
For the first time in his young career, Davion Taylor has made strategical and meaningful adjustments to his recovery program.
“This whole offseason, I’ve made it an emphasis with my recovery process,” Taylor said. “I’m touching all different parts of my muscles. I’m spending 45 minutes to one hour before practice, making sure I’m doing all those extra things taking care of my body. That’s an emphasis I didn’t do last year. I’m doing everything I can to prevent those soft-tissue injuries, so I won’t have another one this upcoming season.
“I was kind of rusty,” he said of his return to the field. “But I’m continuing [momentum] from last year. It really has slowed down. I’m able to make some things happen before they actually happen, like putting things into my mind. ... I know the defense like the back of my hand. I’m letting my athleticism take over and [I’m] playing fast.”
Before his season-ending MCL tear, Taylor logged 41 tackles, and he saw his opportunities increase. Taylor played in just 13% of defensive snaps in Week 2 vs. the 49ers. By Week 9, Taylor’s playing time was up to 71%.
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