OXNARD, Calif. — This year’s training camp has been a much more enjoyable experience than last year’s for Will McClay. The Dallas Cowboys’ vice president of player personnel is able to move around without the use of a walking boot on his left foot.



McClay tore his Achilles tendon a year ago while running and now says he’s 85 to 90 percent recovered.



Those who have suffered the injury feel for anyone in a similar situation, which was the case for McClay when he saw NBA star Kevin Durant injure his Achilles during the NBA Finals.



“Yeah, automatically (felt for him) because I’ve been through it,” McClay said. “And I’ve been through it a time and a half because I did the other one. So when you see it happen, and people don’t realize, the Achilles, like I never thought about the Achilles until I blew mine. It’s a tough injury.”



McClay is in his 17th season with the Cowboys. His...