The Facts:
Hardesty continues to be held out from any contact and HC Pat Shurmur continues to insist it's strictly precaution. "It's kind of a planned deal," Shurmur said. "As we started training camp, we knew there would be some actual live practice time that he'd have to miss. We knew that. So, we're just working through that so we don't create any setbacks."
Reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Hardesty had surgery on his left ACL in September. The day before camp started, he beamed with the anticipation of finally getting back to playing football. Hardesty worked with the team on the first day of camp, without pads, but not for the past six days. While the Plain Dealer staffers don't seem to be especially worried, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram staff writer Scott Petrak advised readers that Hardesty ran sprints "but didn't look quite right. ..." Stay tuned. We'll be watching for more.
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