Of course that is a rhetorical question, but I have to honestly question the soundness or intelligence of the people advising this young man.  If he and his father would have sat down with a real sage/NFL expertise type person and analyzed "honestly" his whole situation, would that person have said: "Mike, you know you have this injury which you've dealt with for over a year.  People are wary of shelling out $30 million to a 21 year old who is not 'completely healthy'.  You need to have surgury and play another year of college ball, because the NFL WILL give you a COMPLETE physical and find this."  OR even tell the kid,"Have the surgury now (Jan. 2) and be able to be 100% to train for a pro day just before the draft or at least if you can't work out for the NFL, they are assured you're 100% healthy and can go by your mountain of film.  The difference between top 5 and in the 20's is around $20 million in guaranteed money."  I get this stat from Bob and Dan on 1310 AM, Dallas.  Felix Jones went late in 1st round and got 5 years, $10.5 million ($8M guaranteed).  By comparison,Darren McFadden was the number 4 pick and signed for  6 years, $60 million ($26M guaranteed).  Now, Mike probably doesn't fall this low, but you can see, if you check my link, how incremantally, draft position sets you up for life, because the average career in the league is very short.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d808c2409&template=with-video&confirm=true

I hope I'm wrong, and maybe they went into this thinking, with Mike's past injuries, another year at Tech was too risky for a catastrophic injury.  I just think he may not be with the right people in regard to these HIGH stakes.