Originally Posted by
Professor Chaos
Based on what Klieman said I didn't think it was a pain tolerance issue. I thought it was more of an issue that going through almost a full season with an injury like that was too much of a risk of serious re-injury for a guy that has a playing career after college to worry about. He also didn't close the door on the notion that DeLuca might still declare for the draft but I'd have to think that the fact that he tried to play through it for two games is a good sign that he's planning on coming back (assuming he gets the medical RS).