[FarmBoy]

he is just saying it doesn't matter sufficiently for him to risk forfeiting a childhood dream (not to mention millions of $) of playing in the NFL.

That's not actually what he said. It's what we're all inferring from what he said. All he has said that I can find (unless he's quoted elsewhere) is he would not play in the Sun Bowl so he "can begin [his] draft prep immediately." He doesn't say antything about reducing risk. We're all projecting a lot of things without corroboration from him. At best, we can infer that practicing for and playing in the Sun Bowl is NOT good preparation for the NFL draft, in his opinion. We can all draw all kinds of conclusions about other things underlying that very simple statement.

[FarmBoy]

he is just saying it doesn't matter sufficiently for him to risk forfeiting a childhood dream (not to mention millions of $) of playing in the NFL.

That's not actually what he said. It's what we're all inferring from what he said. All he has said that I can find (unless he's quoted elsewhere) is he would not play in the Sun Bowl so he "can begin [his] draft prep immediately." He doesn't say antything about reducing risk. We're all projecting a lot of things without corroboration from him. At best, we can infer that practicing for and playing in the Sun Bowl is NOT good preparation for the NFL draft, in his opinion. We can all draw all kinds of conclusions about other things underlying that very simple statement.