Recovered Jets WR Cotchery returns to field after back surgery

"Finally, Jerricho Cotchery is back on the football field.

After five months of laborious rehabilitation from back surgery in February, the New York Jets wide receiver received full medical clearance to practice routes with quarterback Mark Sanchez.

Which is exactly what Cotchery got to doing last week at a New Jersey high school field, according to The Star-Ledger.

“When you hit a field, you're out there in open space and you've just got to turn it on," Cotchery told the newspaper. "I was able to do that and not be cautious. It felt good to be able to go out there and make cuts and not think about anything."

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