Camp will bring all the emotions. Camp will make people retire. This is always a tough period. Your body aches, you're hurt. It's a tough time you've got to get through mentally. After the first week, it's all mental. Your offseason workouts get you through that first week, because you're athletically fit. But after that first week, now it's mental. Now it's repetition of things you've got to do every day.

I haven't been on the field for practice a few times recently because I want to work on things specifically that I need for my knee, which I had surgery on in March. Like I didn't practice Wednesday, but I did on Thursday and then I took Friday morning off and practiced Friday afternoon.

When I'm not out there, I'm just inside doing a lot of isolated stuff, things for my knee to strengthen things up and make sure everything is ready to go once the season starts. It's obvious I know how to play, that I can get things done. But it's not going to do anybody any good if I'm not 100 percent.

This rest will be regular. I've got to get ready. You saw the things we went through last year having guys run down. The way I play is never going to change, but the way I practice and prepare can change. I can rest. So I might take a morning off every other day or so.

My knee is fine, but I feel a lot better right now than if I were out there all the time.