CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Week one of training camp is in the books and for one Illini safety, it feels good to be back.
This is Matthew Bailey's first training camp in two years. Last year he had to watch from the sideline as he recovered from an ankle injury. He finally got back on the field in week three against Penn State. But it was a short lived comeback as a shoulder injury forced him to go under the knife, ending his season.
To put things into perspective, that is almost two years of rehabbing. But Bailey is feeling good now and he's ready to give this secondary a boost.
"It feels good. Obviously. Like it's been a long time coming," said Bailey. "So, just to be able to get on the field and kind of get with my guys again. It's just such a good feeling to be back out there."
