From Adam Schefter
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9828735/schefter-blitz-alabama-players-come-mileage
just last year, NFL teams' medical reports revealed that Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner underwent five different surgeries. Some trainers believed that because of the condition of his toes, former Alabama running back Eddie Lacy would not be able to have an extended NFL career. Teams questioned the condition of former Alabama guard Chance Warmack's knees, defensive tackle Jesse Williams' knees and offensive tackle D.J. Fluker's shoulder.
Now maybe this is all just one big coincidence. No school is turning out more players in a sport that is prone to injury, so some of this is inevitable. But NFL executives believed that having many of the best players in the country squaring off in physically demanding practices and then playing games in the top college football conference took its toll.
I do not know how I feel about the story but using Julio's injury seems like a stretch to me, after all he has been in the NFL for a few years now. The part about the best players lining up against each other would seem to make sense but is he then implying that Alabama's practices are more physically demeaning than a team in the NFL's?It wasn't as if they were taking Alabama players off their boards, but they were aware that some came with medical risks. Those questions repeatedly were raised before the 2013 NFL draft -- and they will be there again before the 2014 draft
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9828735/schefter-blitz-alabama-players-come-mileage