I’m kicking just as well as I would any other year, at this time of the year. I feel very good about it,” he said. “It’s been a slow progression, like a pitcher playing toss, then playing long toss, then throwing off the mound. It’s been a progression over the last couple months, little baby steps, and now the fear of re-injuring, and the fear of hurting myself and it hurting while I do it is completely out the window. It’s just encouraging to feel better each week.