The Kansas City Chiefs have received an early blow to their summer camp as John Ross informed the team he intends to retire from the NFL after just five seasons
John Ross has decided to retire from the NFL, before being given a chance to play with Patrick Mahomes at the Kansas City Chiefs.
The former Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants wide receiver informed the Chiefs of his decision before even playing a competitive game, after only signing for the team on a reserve/future contract in January. Ross set the record for the fastest recorded 40-yard dash in NFL Combine history back in 2017, completing it in 4.22 seconds.
Ross was in the same draft as Mahomes, and was actually picked before the now two-time Super Bowl winner. Ross was the ninth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, with Mahomes being the next name read out by commissioner Roger Goodell.
The receiver was meant to provide competition for places at the Chiefs, as they never really replaced Tyreek Hill last season and Mecole Hardman and Juju Smith-Schuster have since departed. But just as Andy Reid’s intense summer camp was starting, the roster has had a major alteration.