Michigan football special teams coordinator Chris Partridge speaks with the emdia on Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
Ambry Thomas would've loved it if everyone came back.
He has known Lavert Hill forever, dating back to their Detroit King days.
He grew to respect everything about David Long's game, notably Long's football IQ.
He told both players it would have been a privilege to share a defensive backfield with them again in 2019.
One way or another, though, Thomas — now a junior Michigan football cornerback — knew the situation heading into 2019.