INDIANAPOLIS -- Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey said many of the NFL's decision-makers have asked him about his decision to skip the Sun Bowl to begin his preparations for the NFL draft and that he's told them it was "a career decision."
McCaffrey and LSU running back Leonard Fournette, two high-profile players in this draft class, each decided to forego their team's final game. Fournette did not play in the Citrus Bowl.
Thursday was McCaffrey's first time to publicly discuss the decision other than a brief announcement on Twitter in December.