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Who’s who among NFL undrafted free agents from state schools

April 27, 2019 Brett Friedlander

The NFL draft wasn’t kind to underclassmen leaving North Carolina schools with eligibility still remaining. Alhough Duke quarterback Daniel Jones went in the first round to the New York Giants and NC State’s Kelvin Harmon […]

NFL Draft beckons two dozen from NC

April 24, 2019 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft begins on Thursday, and more than two dozen players with North Carolina connections will be waiting by the phone during the three-day event to see if they get chosen. Whether they get […]

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Players from eight state schools invited to NFL Combine

February 7, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Players from eight North Carolina schools, including six from NC State, have been invited to participate in the NFL’s predraft Scouting Combine in Indianapolis later this month. Heading the list of local talent scheduled to […]

Tar Heels focus on improvement during spring practices, scrimmage

April 25, 2018 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina football team needed to make the most of its 15 spring practices after a 3-9 season marred by a rash of injuries that forced many young players into action […]

Tar Heels looking for answers as injury bug continues to bite

September 25, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — The ACC requires its football teams to issue an injury report two days before each game it plays against a conference opponent. The way things are going for North Carolina this season, it […]

Tar Heels’ injury situation goes from bad to worse

September 21, 2017 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina football coach Larry Fedora was only joking on Monday when, commenting about his team’s injury situation at his regular weekly news conference, he told reporters that “the way things are going right now, […]

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Rivalry week comes early for banged-up Tar Heels

September 18, 2017 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Larry Fedora isn’t a big fan of playing rivalry games this early in the season. But considering the alternative, he’d rather do it now than face the prospect of playing Duke and […]