Oliver spent four seasons with the NFL’s Chargers following four years at Buffalo, where he set the school record with 4,049 yards rushing. His career over the past three seasons has been derailed by a series of injuries and other setbacks. Oliver’s most recent bid to resume playing by signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last spring was wiped out after the Canadian Football League season was canceled because of the pandemic. He’s not done yet. He is still training and has held off on submitting his retirement papers. As for Patterson, Oliver vividly recalls the first time he met the recruit from Maryland, and the two began regularly working out together.