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Third-year wide receiver James Jones is once again off to an impressive start in training camp, but after battling a knee injury throughout the 2008 season, his focus this year is aimed at staying on the field.
Jones originally sprained his knee in the Packers' third preseason game, at Denver, but he was forced to leave three other games during the regular season when he re-injured the knee. He ended up playing in just 10 games with two starts after playing in every game with nine starts as a rookie in '07.
"I would like to say he's back," Head Coach Mike McCarthy said. "James last year was one of the stars of training camp. I thought he had an incredible training camp last year. He hurt the knee up in the Denver preseason game and it was something that was with him all year. He looks like he is back to full strength."
Jones, who said he had never missed time in his career due to an injury prior to '08, said as challenging as last season was, it also served..
Source: Packers.com
