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Zach Gentry Says He Almost Transferred From Michigan, Went Back To Playing QB

Zach Gentry has emerged as a solid blocking tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But had he not stuck through some difficult years in college, he almost certainly wouldn’t be in the NFL now. A high school quarterback, Michigan made him a tight end and for a time, Gentry was looking for any way out.

Gentry joined Craig Wolfley on the Steelers.com’s Behind The Steel Curtain to talk about those difficult years with the Wolverines.

“I didn’t really talk this a whole lot until the last couple years,” Gentry told Wolfley. “But I really tried to transfer from Michigan three or four times.