Shams said on the "Pat McAfee Show" that Tatum is looking forward to playing next season and he wants to try to come back this season, but obviously this is a complicated matter.
Shams said: "I think the Green Army is currently cautiously optimistic about Tatum's recovery. Obviously Tatum has ideas about returning to the game in the new season. We won't know until February, March, or April next year. Assuming that he feels that he has recovered 100% by then, but the Green Army does not pursue much by then (then Tatum has no need to come back), the team will have a multi-person team to make a decision."