So I spoke with a member within the organization who was telling me that they have heard what you've all basically heard which was Blackmon is getting cleaned up and preparing for a return. All signs point that he's doing well and working on getting back into shape. Take it with a grain of salt but was a reputable source. 

 

Also contributors to Lee, Robinson, and Shorts: They got hurt a lot because essentially they were over-working their bodies. For the rooks, they had to do the off-season stuff to pile on their draft stock, for Shorts, he simply just over did it. 

 

Another thing is that the o-line was back in the weight room as early as February trying to work on getting stronger with Joekel being one of the first there. 

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