Cornerback Ambry Thomas is now the second Michigan player to announce his decision to forego his final year of eligibility to begin preparations for the NFL Draft.
Thomas follows right tackle Jalen Mayfield, who earlier this week said he would not return to Michigan to prepare for the NFL. Several upperclassmen face this decision now that the Big Ten canceled the football season this fall because of lingering issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference is working toward potentially having a spring season.
“This was a very difficult decision as there is nothing I wanted to do more than suit up in the maize and blue this fall,” Thomas wrote in a social media post Thursday night.