Miami Dolphins CB Nik Needham reflected on his long road back from his 2022 Achilles injury the day after being activated off the PUP list
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00:00 >> How difficult was the last year for you?
00:02 How much did it test you psychologically, etc, physically?
00:05 And how are you feeling now?
00:06 >> Gosh, definitely last year to now, probably the hardest year of my life
00:11 mentally and physically, just overcoming this injury is one of the hardest injuries
00:16 in football definitely for this position too, but I'm just blessed and
00:20 grateful to be back able to play football and be out here with my guys.
00:22 So it's all I can ask for.
00:24 >> Feel back to normal?
00:26 >> Yes, sir.
00:26 Good as can be, yes, sir.
00:27 >> Having said that, what have you lost from the past?
00:31 What have you learned from getting back into it?
00:34 >> No, it's been great, cuz just rehabbing for what, nine to ten months,
00:38 just watching them guys grind and die out there, you know what I'm saying?
00:41 Running hard and all that.
00:42 I've just been on the sideline watching them, to be able to be in that process and
00:45 just get back to playing football is the best thing for me.
00:47 And just been the happiest I've been in eight to ten months.
00:51 So just feels good to be back out there for sure.