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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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Former Wake Forest star Jessie Bates stings Panthers in Falcons debut
ATLANTA — Safety Jessie Bates led a cast of new veteran starters on the Atlanta Falcons’ defense that was dominant against Carolina rookie quarterback Bryce Young, especially in the second half. “Honestly, it was my […]
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Wake Forest, NC State lead state’s contingent at Sunday’s Super Bowl
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 […]
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Wake Forest star Dortch leaving early for NFL draft
The Wake Forest football team got a glimpse of what life without Greg Dortch is like on Saturday when the All-American wide receiver/return specialist missed the Deacons’ Birmingham Bowl win against Memphis because of a […]