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2. Comfortable in coverages
Metellus has assured media members and teams alike that, although Michigan played almost exclusively man coverage, he is equally comfortable playing zone.
He explained at the NFL Scouting Combine why he believes his experience in the Wolverines defense helped prepare him for the pros.
"I feel like as a safety, if you're able to cover man-to-man, it really helps you," Metellus said during his podium session. "[Michigan Defensive Coordinator Don Brown] put us in a spot to show we can cover man-to-man, so I feel like that'll really transfer to the next level."
He said that some teams seemed surprised at his knowledge of both coverages during his interviews with them.
"Because we didn't run a lot of zone at Michigan … they assume I won't know them," Metellus said. "And I'll tell them, and they'll look at me like, 'I thought you didn't play this?' I didn't, but I played this in high school.
"I just love football, and I know football," he added.