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Wake Forest, NC State lead state’s contingent at Sunday’s Super Bowl

February 9, 2022 Shawn Krest

Jessie Bates III was nearly a hero. In mid-December, the Bengals battled back from a fourth-quarter deficit against San Francisco and tied the score. With 21 seconds left in regulation, he stepped in front of […]

18 players from NC selected in NFL Draft

May 5, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Local NFL hopefuls prepare for next week’s draft

April 21, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Panthers, stars from NC colleges and high schools highlight Senior Bowl

February 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

NC players top football all-conference teams

December 11, 2019 Shawn Krest

Fifteen players from North Carolina made all-conference teams for their college this season. In the ACC, a total of six players made the first team. Sage Surratt was the only local ACC player chosen on […]