05-27-2019, 01:56 PM
(05-25-2019, 02:29 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: That was initially my reaction too...then I thought about it more. If running in a straight line with no contact fast is a large injury risk for Ross...he's never going to make it in the NFL.
It has nothing to do with being a large or even insignificant injury risk, it's an injury risk, period. It's an injury risk to anyone, there's always a chance something gets pulled or torn. It doesn't matter if it's John Ross, or Larry Fitzgerald, who has missed 6 total games in his 15 year career. A risk is a risk, and while he's an active player it's foolish to take said risk.
World class sprinters, whose entire focus and livelihood is centered around running in a straight line with no contact still pull muscles all the time while, you guessed it...running sprints.
Freak things happen. As anyone who's even paid passing attention to the Bengals during the career of Tyler "You can't spell Eifert without IR" Eifert knows all too well. There's zero reason whatsoever to have a kid with an already spotty injury history go out and run a senseless race and potentially risk getting injured in the process.
