Why shut it down? Clemson tackle Brandon Thomas recently tore his ACL in a workout, the worst possible scenario for Thomas, Clowney or any potential draft pick this close to the actual draft itself. More from MMQB:

Clowney will still take meetings with teams, according to King, but he won't do any of the physical workouts. We won't know until May 8 whether this made any significant impact on his draft stock.

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