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NEWS & NOTES When it was determined last August that Adam Breneman would need season-ending knee surgery if he were ever to play football at a high level again, it might have seemed like a discouraging reprise of his final high school season, which he missed after tearing the ACL in the opposite knee at a seven-on-seven camp. And make no mistake, the Penn State tight end was upset. "When I found out I would miss the sea- son, those were definitely a tough couple of days," he said. But in the months since his diagnosis, in the af- termath of the surgery and throughout the long rehab that followed, that previous knee injury has actually become a source of strength and confidence. "The knee that I hurt my senior year in high school is as good as it's ever been right now," Breneman said. "So I learned that if you do things the right way and you trust in the process and work hard, things can get better. My right knee is great, so I'm hoping the other one gets to that point, too, in the next couple of months." Breneman got back on the practice field this spring, donning the pads for the first time since last summer. He said he was "full-go" throughout the off-season drills, but the coaching and medical staffs took pre- cautions to make sure he didn't overdo anything. He dressed for the Blue-White Game but did not see ac- tion. "It's just part of the process, it's part of getting back on the football field," Breneman said. "It's been good to be back in pads and be out there with the team. Go- ing through training camp and through the season without playing, you're separated from the team in a FOOTBALL Breneman's comeback on schedule NEARLY READY Breneman said he was "full go" this spring, but he was careful not to push himself too hard. Photo by Steve Manuel

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