COLUMBUS, Ohio — Standing 5-foot-11, Bianca Ryals surprises almost no one when revealing to others she played volleyball at Tulane University. What does create a pause in casual conversation is her admission to dropping into a three-point stance and challenging a 310-pound offensive lineman.
It’s an arresting visual image that undoubtedly caught the attention of some residents living in a New Orleans apartment complex in the spring of 2020. That’s when the football world was firmly in the grip of a global pandemic and all of the NFL teams were conducting virtual OTAs. Bianca’s longtime boyfriend, John Leglue, then a member of the Packers, was working out whenever possible with fellow pro players residing in the Big Easy.