Drawing on over seven years’ experience in market research, Michael Attea serves as a data intelligence analyst with Cendyn as well as a freelance analyst and consultant for Sermo. Prior to earning his MBA from the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the University of Alabama, Michael Attea completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame. He continues to support Notre Dame by following its athletic teams.
For the past two seasons, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team has been led at quarterback by DeShone Kizer. During those two seasons, Kizer recorded a combined 47 touchdowns while throwing for 5,805 yards on 422 pass completions. That performance earned him the attention of National Football League (NFL) teams, particularly the Cleveland Browns, which selected him 52nd overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Prior to the draft, Kizer defined his skill set as a mix of Tom Brady and Cam Newton, arguably two of the league's best quarterbacks. Although the accuracy of that claim remains to be seen, he won the Browns' starting quarterback position out of training camp. In the first start of his professional career, Kizer completed 20 of his 30 pass attempts for 222 yards and recorded one touchdown and one interception. He also rushed the ball for 17 yards and another touchdown.
