Strong safety LaRon Landry is ready. Whether his hamstring is remains another matter, but in Landry’s mind it’s time to return.
Landry is hopeful that he’ll play at Dallas on Monday, returning for the first time since missing the final seven games of 2010. He hasn’t yet practiced at full speed since training camp opened.
Landry missed the first three weeks of training camp while he strengthened his Achilles. But he tweaked his hamstring on Aug. 19 and again the week of the opener. He said it feels better than even a week ago.
“I just feel comfortable,” Landry said. “Hamstrings are all about comfort level too. If you second guess yourself you may pull it because your body’s not comfortable of sustaining all that you need to do on the field. Straight ahead is no problem, but you may have to make that one sudden movement that will tweak it. I just feel comfortable in my mind that I’m able to do those things.”
But Landry still has to show the coaches that he can get through a week of practice with no issues. He said he hasn’t fully tested his hamstring since the week of the opener – when he suffered a setback.
“I hadn’t had any setbacks so I’m looking forward to playing Monday,” he said. “In the back of your mind you’re like, ‘Is it scar tissue breaking up or is it another possible tear?’ But I’ll do some reps today, a little more tomorrow and we’ll see what it does.”
And when Landry does return, he said there’s no sense trying to keep him calm.
“Don’t calm me down,” he said. “Let me go. Untame this beast. It’s been a while. I’ve been counting them days. Man, I haven’t played a game since Week 10. You tell me what you would do, especially on a Monday night.”
