On July 28, New England announced Barmore had been diagnosed with blood clots. He did not practice again with his teammates until Nov. 14, and Barmore played 21 defensive snaps in the Patriots’ 28-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 17 in his 2024 debut.

It was a crazy day in terms of transfer portal recruiting for Michigan football. The Wolverines had appeared to have gotten a commitment and a signing from former Belleville (Mich.) five-star defensive tackle Damon Payne — who has been at Alabama since 2021 — but that’s when things went haywire.

Damon Payne, a top-50 recruit from Belleville, was the No. 9 available defensive lineman in the portal according to 247Sports composite rankings.

After some Wednesday theatrics, Michigan landed an Alabama football player’s commitment after all. Ex-Alabama defensive lineman Damon Payne announced via Instagram that he committed to play for the Wolverines,

Michigan football likes to proclaim 'the best players in Michigan go to Michigan,' but that's not always the case. Some top talent in-state have tended to look elsewhere, especially if they're one of the higher-rated players in the country.

Michigan football finally landed their guy. Wednesday was quite a confusing day for Wolverines fans following the saga of Alabama transfer Damon Payne. Despite all of the ups and downs, the Wolverines added another top defensive talent via the transfer portal.

After a whirlwind of a day for Michigan in its recruitment of former five-star defensive lineman Damon Payne Jr. it has finally ended in a positive way for the Wolverines. Payne went to Instagram on Wednesday night and announced he would be committing to Michigan which finally put an end to wondering what happened?