For Packers’ Jordy Nelson, there is no ‘I’ in ACL comeback

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — We. We. We. Time and again, as Jordy Nelson discussed his comeback on Monday, he opted for the collective instead of the individual. Apparently, it takes a village to raise a wide receiver from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

“We’re right where we want to be,” the Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl wideout said after fully participating in the first official workout of the team’s offseason program.

For Nelson, who tore the ACL in his right knee in an Aug. 23 preseason game at Pittsburgh and missed the Packers’ entire 2015 season, it really did take a team effort to get him to this point.

“Absolutely,” Nelson replied when asked if he was using “we” by design. “I’d probably still be on crutches if it was up to me [to do it alone].”

Jordy Nelson, who tore the ACL in his right knee in an Aug. 23 preseason game, was a full participant in the Packers’ first offseason workout. AP Photo/Matt Ludtke

Nelson, who was coming off his best NFL season (98 receptions, 1,519 yards, 13 touchdowns) at the time of the injury, said Monday that he is running, including running pass routes. He also hinted that while the medical staff may want to take a less zealous approach, he’d like to be on the field for some of the 11-on-11 work that will occur during the team’s organized team activity practices next month.

For that to even be part of the discussion is proof of the progress the soon-to-be 31-year-old Nelson has …

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