Jermod McCoy Returns to Tennessee Football Practice with Some Restrictions
Tennessee football star cornerback Jermod McCoy was a participant at the Vols’ practice on Friday for the first time this offseason.
McCoy, coming off an ACL injury, was with the other cornerbacks during the short portion of practice open to the media. He went through coverage drills, but was not permitted to go through the drills with other players, and coaches were not allowed to throw balls while he was in coverage.
Later, he went on to go through a drill where he would ‘Peanut Punch’ the ball out of a coach’s arm to force a fumble.
McCoy did not have any significant brace on his injured knee, but did sport a small band just below his kneecap. There was no visible impediment in his movement while the media was able to watch.
To kick off fall camp, head coach Josh Heupel provided an update on McCoy’s timeline to return.
“No timetable on him,” Heupel said. “There are benchmark things that he’s got to accomplish within our training room to move on to the next phase of it. He’s handled it really well from the very beginning. Just his mindset and how he’s approached every single day. He’s done a really good job throughout the course of the summer. Periodically, you see his drills, movement, explosive-type drills that he’s doing, change based on his rehab protocol.
