‘Can Spikes defy the Achilles’ odds and be as good as new? “It’s a tough one to come back from. I was able to come back and play a few years after that, but the rehab is very tedious,” said former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino, who made a successful return from Achilles surgery, albeit at a less strenuous position. “I think the one thing fans need to be with him is patient, because it takes a while to come back from that injury.”‘