Chiefs' Ross: 'I'm ready to prove everyone wrong' after going undrafted

Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Justyn Ross is eager to show his health issues are behind him after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.

"A lot of hard work, just putting in the time, trying to get back to that normal me," Ross said Sunday, according to The Athletic's Nate Taylor. "I feel good. Of course, I'm ready to prove everybody wrong."

Ross burst onto the scene during his first two seasons at Clemson, recording 1,865 yards from 2018-2019. However, he missed the entire 2020 campaign with a congenital spinal condition that required multiple surgeries and threatened his playing future. He was cleared to return for the 2021 season and put up 514 yards on 46 catches.

Every team passed on the 22-year-old in all seven rounds of the 2022 draft, and he was not immediately picked up as an undrafted free agent last Sunday. However, Kansas City later signed him Monday.

"Patrick Mahomes - a great quarterback - and Andy Reid - a great coach. It also feels like a family. I've only been here a day, but they've treated me like family," Ross said when asked why he chose the Chiefs, according to team reporter Matt McCullen.

Ross will have an opportunity to challenge for a role in a revamped Chiefs receiving corps that lost Tyreek Hill earlier this offseason.

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