Former UCLA linebacker Myles Jack was expected to a be a sure-fire first round pick during Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft, but surprisingly the 20-year-old never heard his named called on day one.

Teams appeared to be wary of drafting Jack because of a knee injury he suffered in college. Jack admitted he could need microfracture surgery to the New York Post. 

“[The degenerative problems are] there, but it’s nothing extreme. Down the line, possibly I could have microfracture surgery — potentially. Who knows what will happen?

Jack scared away teams who didn’t want to spend a high draft pick on a potentially injured player.

Well, according to (the very busy) Dr. James Andrews, Jack doesn’t need microfracture surgery after all:

Schefter further reported Jack won’t be in attendance during tonight’s draft, instead opting to watch it from his hotel.

Jack tweeted a video this afternoon of himself dunking a basketball, as a way of telling the world that his knee’s okay.

https://twitter.com/MylesJack/status/726113668602036224

He also seemed perplexed at Dr. Andrews’ announcement he didn’t need surgery, retweeting responses wondering why the news couldn’t have been dropped before the Draft started.

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