Jets safety LaRon Landry’s rehab speeding along thanks to advanced medicine

The left Achilles tendon that forced LaRon Landry to miss most of the last two seasons with the Washington Redskins is totally healed and, remarkably, no surgery was required.

LaRon Landry hopes to add some lumber to New Yorks secondary. (Nick Wass - Associated Press) The New York Jets safety spurned advice to go under the knife, instead opting for alternative medicine. And so far, so good. Landry joined his new teammates at minicamp this week, and, although he could not practice, his progress has Coach Rex Ryan giddy.

LaRon is way ahead of where our trainers thought hed be, Ryan told the teams Web site on Wednesday. Weve just got to be smart the next couple of days that he doesnt overdo things. Hes on the right track and we feel good about it.

Landrys secret? A stem cell treatment called AminoMatrix and a couple of platelet-rich plasma transfusions. PRP treatments are becoming increasingly popular for athletes looking to avoid surgery. Tiger Woods used them to recover from a knee injury.

Im progressing and things are looking real well I was kind of shocked myself, Landry said. I cant wait to get back out there and be with the team.

Landrys bulging biceps and muscular physique were as familiar as his massive hits in the Washington secondary. In February, Landry tweeted a photo of himself in which he looked particularly large, leading to some public speculation about steroid use. In a Twitter conversation with a concerned Redskins fan, Landry defended his weight, which was up to 218 pounds in March.

Of the injuries that prematurely ended his 2011 season, Landry said the Achilles is totally healed and that hes waiting for the heel bone that is connected to the tendon to fully heal.

When he returns, hell join former Dolphin Yeremiah Bell and Eric Smith to form a formidable trio of safeties for the Jets secondary.

I think these guys can do a lot more than just go in there and blast you on the running game, Ryan said of Landry and Bell. Landry, when hes healthy, is a 4.3-something-in-the-40 type of guy. Hes got tons of God-given ability.

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