Rookie quarterback Will Howard, who is currently on the Reserve/Injured List, hasn't played a snap for the team in the preseason or regular season after suffering a hand injury in training camp.

It hasn't been an easy way for a rookie to start his NFL career, but he's handled it like a true pro.

"Will has handled the injury like a professional, just as we would expect him to," said quarterbacks coach Tom Arth. "I'm really appreciative of our athletic training staff, our strength and conditioning staff. They've done a fantastic job working with Will and helping him get back. The strength and conditioning from a lifting standpoint, running standpoint, also doing just drill work with him. They've really kept him up to speed.

"He's in great shape right now, and he's in as good a shape as he

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