Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross told reporters Wednesday that his chest injury suffered Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers was inches away from puncturing an artery.
"I asked him, 'Could it be life-threatening?' And he said, 'Definitely,'" Ross said of his conversation with his doctor. "He said it was a couple inches off or something like that from hitting the artery. I didn't want to know anymore after that. I said, 'As long as you fix me, I'm fine.'"
Ross was placed on injured reserve and missed the last eight games after suffering the clavicle injury.