Former UCLA linebacker Myles Jack was expected to be taken in the first round of the NFL draft. He was not selected Thursday, however, thanks in part to concerns about a knee injury that cut short his final season of college.
On Friday, Jack tweeted out a video of him dunking a basketball, likely an effort to show his knee is indeed healthy and he is worthy of getting selected in the second round.
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— Myles Jack (@MylesJack) April 29, 2016
If and when he does get drafted, he won't be in the green room, as a source tells ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Jack will watch Friday's festivities from a Chicago hotel room.
Jack's tactic is similar to that of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell, who earlier this week tweeted a video of himself dunking, a few months after he underwent knee surgery that cut short his season.