Bengal bites: Ross the burner coming to training camp near you in one week

Plenty has already been said and written about the speed of wide receiver John Ross, and there are suggestions that the Bengals’ first-round draft choice could help the team out in a fashion similar to Andrew Hawkins a few years back.

That wouldn’t hurt, but the bet here says that the former University of Washington star will be better by a lot.

Ross set the NFL Scouting Combine record of 4.22 seconds last winter. That's blazing fast, 💨💨💨and he's bigger at 5-11, 190. 💪💪💪

Writer Anthony Cosenza of SB Nation studied film of Ross, and marveled, "It's his insane ability to make plays in space. Whether it's on slants, bubble screens or end-around plays, Ross can dance around defenders as well as he runs away from them."

Get a load of this on Ross' Twitter page, @TheFBLifee :

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pic.twitter.com/TjiQ9wq55U— Football Life (@TheFBLifee) July 19, 2017

Hawkins did some of that while he was with the Bengals from 2011-’13, especially in his breakout season of 2012 when he caught 51 passes for 533 yards and four touchdowns.

The former un-drafted free agent from the University of Toledo, who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League before the Bengals picked him up, is 5-feet-7, 180 pounds and quick (now with the Patriots). He once ran the 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds.

Fans, coaches and players can begin drawing conclusions for themselves one week from today, as the Bengals will open training camp July 28 at 3 p.m. on the fields west of Paul Brown Stadium, at 3 p.m. Gates open at 2:30, and admittance is free.

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