Mobile, Ala. — After a rather average senior season at the University of Michigan, quarterback Shea Patterson had a choice to head to the NFL or apply for an exemption and return to the school for another season.
After careful consideration, he decided it was time to make the leap.
"I considered it for a little bit, but you know, I just felt like it was time," Patterson said after a Senior Bowl practice this week.
"I felt like I was ready. Mentally, I was ready. Physically, I'm ready. I just think it's that itch to the get to the next level and prove what I got.