CB Hall Fully Healthy After 2nd Achilles Tendon Injury

Leon Hall is making a good impression in Cincinnati Bengals camp. It's remarkable that he's still playing well enough to start in the NFL. Hall tore his left Achilles tendon during a game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 13, 2011, the type of injury that can leave a cornerback a step too slow. He not only recovered ahead of schedule, but started the next season and played well, getting a pair of interceptions and knocking down 11 passes. He tore the other Achilles tendon on Oct. 20, 2013 at Detroit and made another smoother-than-expected comeback. Hall started 15 games last season — he missed one with a concussion — and broke up eight passes while picking off one. Hall was able to fully participate in the offseason workouts, unlike last year when he was still recovering from the latest injury. "Not being able to be out there on the field, I think that made a big difference," Hall said. "I was able to work on my technique, have some live stuff to go against the receivers. That was all beneficial — something I didn't get for a couple years. It was nice to be back."