[CardinalSagehen]

After a few weeks without major noticeable re-injuries of his bad ankle, Bryce appeared to hurt himself on his last carry of Big Game.  He was stopped short of the goal line after a nice carry, but more importantly, his ankle was affected by the tackle. As we've seen on so many occasions, Bryce was pounding the turf in frustration at the end of his carry, which seems to be his reaction to pain. As expected, he limped to the sideline and didn't return.

While I wouldn't judge him for foregoing a meaningless bowl game anyway, I think his case is different and even more acceptable than McCaffrey's. 
A) He gave us four full years, and coming back this year didn't end up helping his NFL prospects.
B) He's had a horrible history with ankle problems.
C) He's currently injured. Of course, he could manage to play, but we've seen what happens when he does that.

His announcement - very tastefully done, by the way - would never have stated directly that he's sitting out due to injury, because that would defeat the purpose with respect to his NFL marketability. But I think it's clear that he needs this time to heal.

It's a bummer that we don't get to see him one last time, but none of us want to see him hurt again in the Sun Bowl, that's for sure!

[CardinalSagehen]

After a few weeks without major noticeable re-injuries of his bad ankle, Bryce appeared to hurt himself on his last carry of Big Game.  He was stopped short of the goal line after a nice carry, but more importantly, his ankle was affected by the tackle. As we've seen on so many occasions, Bryce was pounding the turf in frustration at the end of his carry, which seems to be his reaction to pain. As expected, he limped to the sideline and didn't return.

While I wouldn't judge him for foregoing a meaningless bowl game anyway, I think his case is different and even more acceptable than McCaffrey's. 
A) He gave us four full years, and coming back this year didn't end up helping his NFL prospects.
B) He's had a horrible history with ankle problems.
C) He's currently injured. Of course, he could manage to play, but we've seen what happens when he does that.

His announcement - very tastefully done, by the way - would never have stated directly that he's sitting out due to injury, because that would defeat the purpose with respect to his NFL marketability. But I think it's clear that he needs this time to heal.

It's a bummer that we don't get to see him one last time, but none of us want to see him hurt again in the Sun Bowl, that's for sure!