Houston Texans safety Justin Reid is pleased with the progress he has made with his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery.
The former 2018 third-round pick from Stanford underwent shoulder surgery on Jan. 23, just 11 days after the Texans lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 51-31 in the AFC divisional playoffs.
“Injuries are a part of the game,” Reid said via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “It’s just the nature of the sport we play. They’re going to happen. When those things happen, you just stay in your due diligence and get healthy from them. My shoulder has been doing great.”
Reid finished the 2019 season with 78 tackles, a tackle for loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, and a fumble recovery in 15 starts.
With the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the quasi-shutdown of society, Reid isn’t able to workout at team facilities. Instead, the 23-year-old is doing a lot of work at home in his garage, which reminds him of his high school days in Dutchdown, La.
“It’s not too bad,” said Reid. “You don’t need much to get the work in. I do a whole bunch of rehab things at home. I’ve got a couple of dumbbells.”
Reid says that he has seen videos of people squatting couches and using books in a bag.
Said Reid: “What I like to do personally, I do have a couple of teammates who have a really nice home gym. I’ll go over there and use their set-up. I go out to an empty field and just run sprints to make sure my conditioning is still up and healthy.”
Reid, like every NFL player, has nothing but free time, and the former Stanford Cardinal seeks to use the extra time to address areas of his life he normally can’t.
“It allows me tackle all those phases of my life I don’t normally get to dive into, dial in on my rehab, make sure by body is healthy and ready to go,” Reid said.
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