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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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The All-North Carolina NFL team is heavy on linemen
The Carolina Panthers’ opening game may have taken place in Georgia, but there were North Carolina connections everywhere one looked. From the two NC State Wolfpack linemen starting for the Panthers — 2022 first-round draft […]
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18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft
North Carolina was well represented in last weekend’s NFL Draft. One out of every 14 players drafted — 18 of 259 — either played high school or college football in the state. Another 13 have […]
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Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft
The NFL Draft will take place next week in Cleveland as the league returns to an on-site show following last year’s pandemic-necessitated remote draft. While we may not get to see shots of Kliff Kingsbury’s […]
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Spring football, pro days take center stage in ACC
Football spring practice often has to live in the shadow of March Madness in the state of North Carolina. This year, however, with the hardwood season coming to a premature end for every basketball program […]
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Panthers, stars from NC colleges and high schools highlight Senior Bowl
The Carolina Panthers got a jump start on the 2021 NFL Draft at last week’s Senior Bowl. While the rest of the NFL was limited to sending 10 representatives to evaluate and interview the nearly 140 […]
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Early measuring stick for Wake with visit from No. 1 Clemson
The ACC didn’t do Wake Forest any favors when it reshuffled its 2020 football schedule to the current “10-plus-1” format. Instead of easing into the season with nonconference games against Old Dominion, Appalachian State and […]
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Deacons defense key to Wake climbing ACC ladder
WINSTON-SALEM — The Wake Forest football program has made numerous advancements in the five seasons Dave Clawson has been its coach. Its facilities have undergone a major facelift, highlighted by a state-of-the-art indoor practice field. […]
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Deacons dominate ACC Player of the Week selections
If Matt Colburn was running like he had something to prove on Saturday, it’s because he did. The Wake Forest senior had originally committed to play at Louisville, but his scholarship offer was rescinded by […]