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Make that 34 former Michigan football players in the NFL.
It was heartbreaking the final week before the regular season to see all of the NFL training camp hopefuls get cut after making it that far. Among them was former Wolverines safety Josh Metellus, who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth-round.
Metellus has always had something of an uphill battle. At the time of his commitment to Michigan, he was just a two-star out of Flanagan High School outside of Miami. But he was a three-star once he got to Ann Arbor, and he outlived even those expectations, becoming a three-year starter for the maize and blue.
Now he’s getting yet another opportunity at the professional level. Though his cut led him to the franchise’s practice squad, it turns out that only lasted a week, as the Vikings are signing Metellus to the active 53-man roster, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Vikings are signing former Michigan safety Josh Metellus to their active roster today from their practice squad, per @RosenhausSports.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 18, 2020
In his four years in Ann Arbor, Metellus played in 43 games and accumulated 186 tackles with 9 for loss, one sack and five interceptions, including one for a touchdown.
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