In Roob’s Eagles Observations: Seeing John Ross in a new light originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Why getting a chance to meet John Ross was so meaningful, encouraging signs from Cooper DeJean and the curious connection between the University of the Arts and the Eagles.
We’re all over the place with this week’s Roob’s 10 Random Eagles Offseason Observations.
1. I had always just dismissed John Ross as just “that first-round bust the Bengals drafted” and never thought much about him beyond that. Never considered that there was a human being behind that disappointing career, just chalked him up to another failed top-10 pick.
Ross was the ninth pick in the 2017 draft but had just 957 yards in parts of five seasons before retiring. Then the Eagles brought him in as a tryout player and ultimately signed him. And on Thursday we had the chance to talk to Ross about why he retired and why he came back this summer, and all of a sudden a guy I had always just thought of as a first-round bust became a real person who faced real challenges and came out the other side a better person. It was awesome getting a chance to meet him and hear his story.
If you haven’t seen the video, my colleague Dave Zangaro wrote about Ross’s emotional press conference, his first chance to discuss the ups and downs of his career. Ross spoke about how he had to step away from football for his mental health after an endless series of injuries and how spending the last two years with his young son Kyrie, now 7, helped him turn his life around: “He pulled me out of a bad place.” Ross said just getting the chance to try out for the Eagles made him the “happiest person on Earth” and said being away from the game for so long taught him to appreciate football more than ever. Ross showed so much joy and gratitude just being in OTAs and for a guy who was a top-10 pick seven years ago and is now trying to revive his career against extreme odds, that was incredible to see. I still…
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Publish date : 2024-06-02 14:26:05
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