JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Byron Leftwich practiced with the
Jacksonville Jaguars for the first time in nearly seven months
Tuesday. It had been nearly as long since he spoke publicly.
Leftwich
So there was plenty to ask the hard-throwing, oft-injured
quarterback: Can he stay healthy? Does he want to remain in
Jacksonville beyond 2007, the final year of his contract? What was
his reaction to being named the starter?
Leftwich said everything the Jaguars wanted to hear.
The most important part?
"I am totally recovered, no pain or anything with the ankle," he said.
He made the comments after the first day of a three-day passing
camp.
Leftwich missed 15 games the last two seasons because of an
injured left ankle. He had surgery last November, more than a month
after Del Rio benched him in favor of David Garrard.