Romar Morris returns to football following long recovery from injury

Posted Jul 23, 2019
Recovering from an Achilles tendon injury usually takes longer than eight months. Romar Morris, though, is defying the odds. Only eight months after he tore his Achilles tendon while attempting to field a punt in the West Division Final, Morris returned to the field with his Calgary Stampeders teammates for his first practice of the 2019 season on Sunday. (Montreal Gazette)

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