DeWayne Nelson Patmon (born April 25, 1979) is a former American football player. He played as a defensive back for University of Michigan from 1997 to 2000 where he won a national championship and three Big Ten Conference championships and for the New York Giants from 2001 to 2002. He has also had small parts in a pair of Hollywood film productions. Early years Patmon attended Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California. In high school, he was a 6-foot-1, 185-pound free safety for Patrick Henry's football team and was selected as a first-team All-County player by the San Diego Union-Tribune. As a senior in high school, he received numerous scholarship officers and narrowed his choices to Notre Dame, Texas and Michigan. In the end, he said his final decision was easy: "I've always been a Michigan fan. I really didn't like South Bend and, although I figured I'd start right away at Texas, I decided I'd rather start three years at a school like Michigan." He later added, "As a kid, I wore all the Michigan stuff." University of Michigan Patmon enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1997. He played four years with the Wolverines, from 1997 to 2000, and recorded 186 tackles, including 137 solo tackles. He is tied for fourth all-time-time at the Michigan with 11 career pass interceptions. As a freshman, he played in seven games, and started one game at outside linebacker, for the undefeated national champion 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team's record-setting defense. He was credited by the Associated Press for having played a "key role" along with William Peterson and James Whitley in Michigan's 21–16 win over Washington State in the 1998 Rose Bowl. When Michigan's 1998 co-captain Marcus Ray was suspended by the NCAA for associating with a sports agent, Patmon started 10 games at strong safety for the 1998 team. After a 1998 victory over Michigan State, head coach Lloyd Carr singled out Patmon for praise: "In particular, DeWayne Patmon really stepped up and played the finest game of his collegiate career. Patmon's interception on the one-yard line was a big play late in that ballgame as were some of his hits on receivers over the middle." Patmon continued to play at free safety for Michigan, starting eight games for the 1999 team and ten games for the 2000 team. The 1998 and 2000 teams were both Big Ten