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Wayne declined Monday to speculate on when he will resume full football activities, but he made it clear he expects to play next season and play at, and even above, the level that has made him a 1,000-yard receiver eight of the past 10 seasons. "I'm very, very, very confident I will come back better than I was," Wayne said. "One thing about this time: It was an opportunity for my body to heal up a little bit so hopefully I stole a year. We'll go from there."
Reported by the Indianapolis Star News
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Wayne tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the fourth quarter of an Oct. 20 victory over the Denver Broncos. He was placed on the injured reserve list and underwent reconstructive surgery five days later. Wayne, 35, has played 196 games over 13 NFL seasons. He has made the best of his forced rest, but he has not taken the injury lying down. "He beats the trainers here," HC Chuck Pagano said. "I hear it all the time, that he beats those guys into the training room. He's way ahead of schedule in the rehabbing. ..." Wayne ranks eighth in NFL history with 1,006 receptions and 11th with 13,566 receiving yards. He is under contract through next season and it sounds like he'll be adding to those already impressive totals in 2014.
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