On March 31, against Orlando City SC, New York Red Bulls defender Kyle Duncan suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which ended his 2018 season, after four games.
Recently, Duncan has been seen at the training facility, running, completing drills and increasing his workload, as he tries to get back to full strength.
After training, Duncan talked about his knee and how rehab has been going.
"It’s been good," Duncan said. "I think the best thing is listening to athletic trainer Kei (Utsumi) and head athletic trainer Russ (Steves), in the gym because they know what’s best."
Duncan also touched on not only overcoming the physical battle, but most importantly the mental part of his injury.
"When I first got injured, I cried," Duncan said. "As the months passed, I said, "Okay, my knee is getting stronger, I’m getting back out there. I’m running again.' By two months I was running, so I was like, "All right, we’re doing well.'"
When asked about his recovery and his timetable, Duncan said he's been told he's ahead schedule.
"They say I’m ahead of schedule and doing well," Duncan said. "I'm doing some stations, switching directions, running, pinging the ball. I’ll say my right leg is about 90 percent to my left leg."
