FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola, who missed Sunday's loss to the Broncos with an injured left knee, was optimistic when discussing his status with reporters Wednesday.

"I'll get out there today and run around and know more, but I feel good. I can't put a number on it, or a percentage, but I feel OK to go out there today and run around," he said.

Amendola held court with reporters, which is a sign of his progress. He declined interviews last week after suffering the injury Nov. 23 against the Bills on a 41-yard catch in the third quarter.

"I just banged my knee on the ground; somebody got on my back and hit my knee on the ground," he said.

Amendola was on the field for two plays after the injury -- James White's 6-yard touchdown run immediately after his catch, and then as a punt returner (he let it hit the ground).

Of the punt return, he said, "It didn't hurt when I was walking around, so I figured why not go test it? It wasn't able to go at a high level."

Asked if he was relieved it wasn't anything worse, he said, "I didn't think it was bad at first and then I couldn't run, turn over my legs at a high rate, so I knew I was going to have to [shut it down]. I wasn't going to hobble around out there and get killed."