Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross' rookie year broke him, physically and emotionally. Once he realized it, he was able to pick up the pieces. Sam Greene, sgreene@enquirer.com
Rain peppered the slate outside Hotel AC in downtown Cincinnati. Dressed in a black T-shirt, shorts, socks and flip flops, occupying a single chair in a shaded conference room, John Ross bled out.
“I’ve never talked about this.”
John found out last year there’s only so much a person can stack inside. At some point, their mind and their heart don’t just ache, but break.