Ann Arbor – Michigan defensive back Dymonte Thomas has always found public speaking as easy as talking to anybody he meets.
He does both flawlessly.
He is equally at ease playfully trash-talking with teammates, such as tight end Jake Butt.
“Jake and I go at it every single day in seven-on-seven,” Thomas said recently about the Wolverines’ offseason workouts. “He’s not a trash-talker, but he just says, ‘Come cover me,’ and I’m like, ‘All right I’ll cover you.’ So then he’ll catch it and I’ll say, ‘I’ve got you next,’ and I’ll knock it down. And he’ll be like, ‘OK, I’ll get you with a double move.