Safety Adrian Wilson spoke after the afternoon practice looking nothing like a man facing an uphill battle with a torn biceps tendon. In fact, he went all philosophical when asked if he’d be ready for the season opener against Carolina.
“I think I’ve got two options,” Wilson said. “I can either get busy living, or get busy dying.”
A brilliant Shawshank Redemption play right there.
“I’m always confident,” Wilson said. “I think coach Whiz gave you a pretty good rundown.”
Wilson, as he is so good at doing, feigned ignorance and surprise when someone asked about the tear. “Who said I have a tear?” Wilson asked indignantly. When told it was the Cardinals and Whisenhunt, Wilson said “I’m just hurt.” And he chuckled. “I guess the medical term is a tear, but I’m just hurt. … I’ll be OK.”
He added, “I would love to be out there the first (regular-season) game. That’d be great. I’ve got a roster bonus coming up, you know. I got things that depend on that.” Again, he chuckled. He certainly has kept a sense of humor. “I think I have a pretty good chance of maybe playing (the first game). Maybe not. I just don’t want to put myself in a spot where something goes wrong.”
Later, he said, “I’m dealing with the positive right now.”
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