Ross practicing

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(08-23-2020, 06:41 PM)GreenCornBengal Wrote: Found this quote by Ross on Bengals not picking up his option interesting.

"I wouldn't have picked up my option, either," Ross said. "It guarantees injury if you get hurt. I've been injured every single year. That's not a bad decision by them. And now it's on me to show them why I should be here longer. That's how I look at it."

Hope he can live up to this and prove it!

I gotta give the dude credit.  It's rare you see honest answers in this league, or in professional sports in general. 

I know he couldn't come out and say it was bs, or he deserved the option, because no one could defend that.  But I'm surprised we weren't hit with the typical "I'm just going to go out and do my best. I'm not worried about anything else."

Kudos to him for owning up to it.  And let's be honest, no player goes out and tries to get hurt.  It's kind of out of their control.  Let's hope he can prove some people wrong this season.