Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Ladarius Green missed the start of Organized Team Activites after ankle surgery.
Green, who signed with the Steelers in March, injured the ankle last season while he was playing for the San Diego Chargers. He is expected to return for training camp in July.
“I just want to see if I can prove it to myself that I can go out there and be the best,” Green told ESPN.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is eager to see Green, whose speed stand out at the position, back on the field again.
“I just know kind of the things I’ve heard and seen with him and the Chargers,” Roethlisberger said. “I’m excited to have him out here, just not sure when that’s going to be. We spent some time talking behind the scenes a little bit, behind practice. So I hope mentally he’ll be ready to go when he’s physically ready.”
The Steelers are in need of a replacement at tight end for retired Heath Miller and suspended Martavis Bryant.
