WATCH: Winston Wright shows off his explosiveness with a 400+ pound squat
It's been nearly a year since Florida State wide receiver Winston Wright suffered a leg injury while he was a passenger during a car accident. Since then, he's been taking incremental steps to get back on the field and contribute at a high level.
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While he didn't play during the 2022 season, Wright took reps in practice and has continued to make progress this offseason. He didn't appear to have any problems while working at full speed and making cuts during FSU's final Tour of Duty workout prior to spring practice.
On Friday, Wright showed that he is indeed approaching full health after performing a squat that looked to be over 450 pounds. The lift came during the Seminoles' squat party.
Following Florida State's Tour of Duty session, Head Coach Mike Norvell and Director of Strength and Conditioning Josh Storms commented on Wright's progress in his recovery from injury. He doesn't have any limitations entering spring practice.
"He has gotten to the point where it's just like everyone else. Where he's out there and he's working, he's pushing himself. There's always going to be things that, just like guys, anybody that's ever had an injury, there's gonna be some things that we make sure we're doing all that we can to help him be his best but there's not a limitation with him," Norvell said. "Now it's just about getting better in all things. He didn't play this last year. There were some things we wanted to see, feel that explosiveness, see that end, you know, I'm starting to see that. I saw that, you know, a lot of time here within this Tour of Duty workouts, but I mean, he was active and rolling in everyone of them and there's some things that we were smart with just, you know, just with him as we're continuing to build that endurance, but I mean, he's been remarkable."
Storms has been there every step of the way during Wright's rehab process. He credits the mindset that Wright possesses as one reason he's gotten back so quickly.
"That's been a long, hard path for him. But if there's any kid who is ever cut out to face that adversity and come out on top of it, it's Winston Wright," Storms said. That kid's mindset is a different mindset than most young men his age and that's a guy who came in every day, nose to the grindstone, pouring into that rehab process, trying to maximize everything until he's full go again in the weight room. To the point now where he's kind of back full go across the board."
"There's still some steps in front of him of managing the workload, us keeping an eye on the data and things like that but from what he went through basically just shy of a year ago to where he's at now, he's been nothing short of remarkable."
While Wright didn't play for the Seminoles last year, he was extremely productive during three years at West Virginia. He caught 129 passes for 1338 yards and seven touchdowns on offense while returning 50 kickoffs for 1,236 yards and two touchdowns.
His return could provide a big boost on offense and special teams.
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