It feels better than it did before I got hurt. In 1999, Priestley got hot at midseason and seemed on the verge of overtaking John Turman as the No. 1 quarterback until the shoulder injury ended his season in the ninth game. He had surgery that December and sat out spring drills a year ago. Last fall, Priestley proclaimed himself fit enough to compete for the starting job, but he lost out to Turman, who was then a senior. It's no wonder Priestley couldn't overtake Turman.
Every drill hurt.
I actually wasn't ready yet. He said sleeping was difficult at times. Whenever he was asked, though, he said he was fine and the shoulder was sound. Besides, even he didn't want to face the truth. Priestley still played in eight games, starting one.