With a hard white cast on his right wrist, Deionte Thompson won’t be doing much more than talking this week in Indianapolis.

The former Alabama safety said he suffered a “freak injury” training in California and will have to miss the physical testing at the NFL Combine.

“I was lifting a heavy weight, I felt a pop,” Thompson said Sunday in Indianapolis. “And that was that.”

A quick MRI revealed the torn ligament.

There’s a 6-to-8-week recovery after having surgery a week and a half ago. He expects to start the rehab process Tuesday.

“I decided to attack surgery early,” Thompson said. “I didn’t want to come to the Combine and be 50-to-60 percent. It was very important to me that I took care of this matter as quickly as possible and that’s exactly what I did.”

The plan is to be ready to participate in Alabama’s make-up pro day April 2 in Tuscaloosa. The main exhibition will be March 19 when Josh Jacobs and Christian Miller are expected to run the 40 after sitting out in Indy with injuries.

CBS Sports ranks Thompson as the No. 1 safety in this draft class and a few mock drafts have him as a first-round pick.

There’s still plenty to do this weekend for the injured guys at the NFL Combine. They still have to go through all the medical testing, MRIs and all. Thompson said he had 11 formal interviews scheduled for Sunday night.

“It doesn’t get tiring for me,” he said. “I’m just blessed to be here. I’m grateful to get the Combine invite so whatever comes with that, comes with it. I’m so excited that I can’t even sleep at night. I’m ready for the next thing to come up -- the next team to meet with. So, I’m just grateful to be here thankful for the opportunity.”

Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.