Jun 23rd 2008 3:25PM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, NFC South, NFL Injuries, Tampa BaWhen we last saw Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Cadillac Williams, he was run down on the side of the field in Charlotte with a busted patellar tendon. This Cadillac looked like it might be garaged for good.

Someone in Tampa, however, must know a really good mechanic, because according to reports, this Cadillac is running again, and nobody is more excited about it than Bucs head coach Jon Gruden.

“It’s one of the most amazing comebacks that I’ve seen. … He’s really putting some good tape together in his individual workouts … the explosive movement appears to be coming back. Change of direction, confidence, stamina, all those things day after day after day a running back has to do are coming to him. That’s what’s really exciting.”

Williams has yet to be cleared for regular practice, but he’s reportedly running 100-yard sprints at full speed. If this keeps up, there’s a good chance that he could return to action for the Bucs as early as next season. If he’s anywhere near full speed, it might cap the most remarkable comeback from a knee injury by any athlete this side of Bernard King. It seems ol’ Earnest Graham will have to keep fighting for his job.