Shea Patterson to Saskatchewan
Shea Patterson has been around the block once or twice since his time in Ann Arbor. And even before that.
The former five-star who won the MVP of the 2016 Army All-American Bowl got his start at Ole Miss before transferring to Michigan football two years later. He never quite reached the height of his fame on the field and ultimately went undrafted, signing a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs out of college. That didn’t stick, and he headed to the CFL where he played for the Montreal Alouettes. He had a stint in the startup, The Spring League, and then was the first overall draft pick by the expansion USFL league, first starting with the Michigan Panthers before being traded to the New Orleans Breakers.
Now Patterson is on the move again, heading back to the Canadian Football League, as he was signed on Monday by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
February 13th, 2023 at 8:09 PM ^
These folks seem friendly enough....
February 13th, 2023 at 2:46 PM ^
As a Rough Riders fan, I can't root for the Roughriders.
February 13th, 2023 at 3:23 PM ^
Must disgust you to even type their name.
February 13th, 2023 at 5:06 PM ^
That is the most Canadian thing ever. You have nine teams...
February 13th, 2023 at 2:50 PM ^
That's how them rough riders roooolllll
February 13th, 2023 at 2:57 PM ^
He's running back to Saskatoon.
February 13th, 2023 at 3:16 PM ^
If you're young and can figure out a way to play your sport professionally, I say go for it. It's the fantasy of many and the reality of a few.
February 13th, 2023 at 3:49 PM ^
Because of the CFL rule that the Defense (Defence) must line up one yard off of the LOS, having a "Third Down and Short Yardage Running QB" is a thing in that league. He certainly could stay on the roster on that basis.
February 13th, 2023 at 4:08 PM ^
Status: American
lolwut
February 13th, 2023 at 4:46 PM ^
Experience Regina!
February 13th, 2023 at 5:17 PM ^
That song will be in my head until the very end of time itself. Every day of my waking life, every minute of every day...that song will be in my head. Thank you. Thank you so much.
February 13th, 2023 at 4:51 PM ^
Buckle up. Its going to be a rough ride(r).
February 13th, 2023 at 5:13 PM ^
Stop. Drop.
Shut 'em down,
Open up shop.
On no!
That's how Shea Patterson rolls!
February 13th, 2023 at 5:39 PM ^
He gets a lot of crap on here but he never lost to Staee. He brought it both times he played them. I am still convinced if he was on the team in 2020 he would not have lost that game to Staee.
February 13th, 2023 at 6:22 PM ^
I moved on about the criticism about him after watching Gattis mess up a pre-season 1st round pick in Van Dyke. Shea definitely backtracked pretty badly in 2019 vs. 2018. Kudos to him for beating MSU, actually pretty soundly. First game should have been 21-0 if Evans hadn't dropped the ball inside our 10. Turnovers were his biggest issue, especially lost fumbles.
Good luck to the guy. The only former UM QB I had a hard time rooting for in the pros was Drew Henson. He told Lloyd after the Auburn bowl win he was coming back, only to jump ship for Yankee money in March, leaving us with Navarre, who was not ready for prime time in 2001.
Maybe the humility of not being drafted followed by even being cut/traded by a USFL team may have lit a spark in him that I saw in wins over Wisky, MSU, PSU in mid 2018.
February 13th, 2023 at 6:58 PM ^
Mahohes is looking for a backup - Likes Michigan men.
February 13th, 2023 at 7:36 PM ^
Roughriders sounds like an advertising match made in heaven ... for condoms
February 13th, 2023 at 11:50 PM ^
I hope he gets starting QB there. I would definitely watch whatever team he is QB of. I liked watching him as QB in the USFL.
Best of luck to Shea, an excellent fellow Wolverine.