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NFL rosters have 114 NC players

September 6, 2024 Shawn Krest

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 […]

Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams highlights area draftees

May 4, 2022 Shawn Krest

Joshua Williams had already made history when he became the first Fayetteville State player invited to participate in the Senior Bowl. The Broncos cornerback then continued to make school history when he was selected by […]

Panthers, NC State front and center at NFL Draft

April 27, 2022 Shawn Krest

After weeks of evaluations, drama and subterfuge, the NFL Draft has finally arrived. The annual player selection event will hold its first round on Thursday and wrap up the seven-round affair on Friday and Saturday. […]

Ekwonu, Howell lead NFL Draft prospects from NC

April 6, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The 2021 college football season began with a player from a North Carolina school being hyped as the possible No. 1 overall pick in the next NFL Draft. Three weeks out from the draft, that’s […]

Local prospects hope to improve draft stock at NFL Combine

March 2, 2022 Shawn Krest

The NFL Combine began this week, which, in and of itself, was a relief for the league. Last month, close to half of the 324 players expected to attend the annual meeting and evaluation of […]

Plenty of work ahead for Tar Heels in offseason

January 5, 2022 Shawn Krest

For the first time since 1997, Mack Brown will need to face the prospect of coaching a North Carolina team without Sam Howell as starting quarterback. When Brown returned to Chapel Hill following the 2018 […]

Tar Heels get tough as Virginia looms

September 15, 2021 Shawn Krest

The North Carolina Tar Heels had a tough opening week. Entering the game at Virginia Tech No. 10 in the nation, the Heels were upset by the Hokies, 17-10. Sam Howell saw his Heisman campaign […]

Cross-country trip awaits Tar Heels

August 29, 2018 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — In the estimation of coach Larry Fedora, the North Carolina football team has come a long way since the start of preseason camp less than a month ago. But that’s not nearly […]