Tyler Friday says he “saw the game from a whole new perspective” from the sidelines last season and expects to be better than ever before in 2022 as he returns from a torn ACL.
Tyler Friday thought the 2021 season would be his final season at Ohio State. Instead, his 2021 season ended before preseason camp even began.
Friday didn’t allow the injury to keep him down for long, however. After a couple days of mourning, Friday decided that he would still try to help the team however he could while watching from the sidelines. And he believes the lessons he learned from watching his teammates play last year will make him a better player when he returns to the field this year.
About eight months removed from the injury, Friday isn’t going through any contact drills this spring. But he’s pleased with how his recovery is going and expects to be full-go for this year’s preseason camp. He faces plenty of competition for playing time at defensive end once again in 2021, as Zach Harrison and Javontae Jean-Baptiste also return as veterans while J.T. Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer are primed for increased playing time as sophomores.
“Nothing seems as bad anymore,” Friday said. “Like I could be tired, ready to pass out, but you know, at least it's not my knee. So I feel like it was a chance for me to grow in a lot of ways.”“When I was out, I also seen ways that we can grow as a team, not only myself as a player,” Friday said. “So once I saw that, I feel like they had to be spoken on. So just being a fifth-year here, I felt like that was my job.
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