St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford made all the throws during a short practice, making a fast recovery from a bruised index finger.
A special glove designed to increase blood flow to the injury and reduce swelling might have helped quickly get him back on the field.
"Everyone says I look like Michael Jackson," Bradford jokingly said Wednesday. "I'm not really sure what it does. They say it works, and obviously my hand feels better, so I trust them."
Bradford said although there was some soreness, the finger felt "10 times better" than it did Monday, the day after the Rams' season-opening 31-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The original plan didn't call for him to do any throwing before Thursday, and Bradford hadn't been that optimistic.
"I wouldn't have come out of the game if it wasn't serious," Bradford said. "I couldn't feel it, I couldn't move it, I really was concerned."
Now he's hopeful his right hand will be 100 percent by Monday night when the Rams visit the New York Giants. For anyone watching or on the receiving end, it's already close enough.
"I couldn't tell a bit," wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker said. "He looked great to me."
Trainer Reggie Scott said electrodes flow through the glove, which is dampened in water to promote connectivity, and then connected to an electrical stimulation unit. Bradford has been wearing the glove, in 20-minute sessions, at Rams Park and at home.
"It's a neat little gadget," Scott said. "It's helped out wonderfully. He's been living in it."
Scott said the device helped running back Steven Jackson recover from a dislocated finger last season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
