He was awarded the Draddy Trophy as the nation's top scholar-athlete in December and received $25,000 in scholarship money.
Not to mention that his family's got a little money, ya know. If he's quitting becuase he doesn't want to play anymore, that's one thing. If it's because he didn't get drafted, that's an entirely different subject. I bet if Michael asked the Bengals for a tryout, Cincy would be all for it.