If everything had gone to plan, a March 14 matchup against fellow MLS club Montreal Impact would have marked a return to competitive game action for New England Revolution Academy goalkeeper Eliot Jones (New Britain, Conn.).
But with the U.S. Soccer Development Academy season suspended through April 30 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jones is left chasing that much-awaited benchmark.
Now over 10 months removed from surgery to repair a torn meniscus, Jones isn’t looking at that Montreal game as a missed opportunity. If anything, it’s allowed him to further recover.