Veteran tight end Jason Witten is once again a member of the Dallas Cowboys. Quickly becoming one of the top stories of the early portion of the 2019 NFL offseason, Witten infamously came out of retirement to return to the heralded franchise ahead of next season.

Because the seasoned pass catcher spent a year away from the game and in the broadcast booth, many doubt that Witten can immediately return to form. However, Witten himself doesn't seem too worried about such a notion:

“I don’t [have any self doubt], but I also understand that people are going to,” Witten recently said, via ESPN's Todd Archer. “I understand that. And hopefully over time they’ll see it, right? That’s the good thing about this game is it always shows. I’ll be ready. I know what the expectations are for me and a lot of that stuff will play out on its own. I wouldn’t make a decision like that if I didn’t feel like I couldn’t come in there hand help them. That’s something I thought through a lot before I made that decision [to come back].”

Of course, in what was originally believed to be his final go-round as an NFL player, Witten was notably selected to the 2018 Pro Bowl:

“I said it when I retired a year ago: I don't know that anybody really knows when it's their time to go. And I was no different,” Witten told the aforementioned Archer. “Look, I had a great experience in the booth. I saw a different perspective. I saw the league from a different point of view in getting the opportunity to go see 31 other teams and how they build their team and go about it.”

The Cowboys reached the postseason without Witten last season, but they certainly could have used the services of the previously retired tight end.