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Michigan football cornerback Ambry Thomas declares for 2021 NFL draft

Another Michigan football player is out the door.

Cornerback Ambry Thomas announced Thursday night that he would forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2021 NFL draft, just over a week after the Big Ten postponed all fall sports.

"This was a very difficult decision as there is nothing I wanted to do more than to suit up in the maize and blue this fall," Thomas wrote in a statement posted on Twitter. "However, in light of the season being postponed, my family and I have decided that beginning to prepare for the draft is the right step to take.