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Brian Barbour on July 27th, 2011 |  Comments are closed With the NFL finally ending the lockout a number of undrafted Tar Heels from the 2010 team found homes on Tuesday. Here is the list via the News & Observer. TE Zack Pianalto: Buffalo Bills CB Kendric Burney: Carolina Panthers RB Shaun Draughn: Washington Redskins OG Alan Pelc: Oakland Raiders OT Mike Ingersoll: Kansas City [...] Continue reading Former Heels Sign As Undrafted Free Agents Yes, this is ridiculously early but interesting nonetheless. NFL.com’s Gil Brandt lists the top 100 draft eligible prospects for 2012 putting four Tar Heels on the list. 3. Quinton Coples, Sr., DL, North Carolina A first-team All-ACC selection in 2010, Coples had 10 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss and 12 quarterback pressures. 27. Zach Brown, [...] Continue reading Gil Brandt Ranks Four Heels In 2012 NFL Draft Top 100 …and all we have to show for it is a lousy Music City Bowl trophy and 0-4 record versus NC State. [...] Continue reading UNC Record Nine Tar Heels Taken In NFL Draft… A big night for three former UNC players as Bruce Carter, Marvin Austin and Greg Little all were taken in the NFL Draft’s second round. In a bit of a surprise, Carter came off the board before Austin going 40th overall to the Dallas Cowboys. The wait was not too much longer for Austin [...] Continue reading Carter, Austin, Little Taken In Second Round Former UNC defensive end Robert Quinn was taken 14th overall by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL Draft on Thursday night. Quinn is the third former Heel to be taken in the first round since Butch Davis took over in Chapel Hill and the 31st first rounder to be coached or recruited by Davis. [...] Continue reading Quinn Taken 14th in NFL Draft; Other Heels Wait One of the most over-hyped events in all of sports will take place at 8:00 PM Eastern as the newly-legally-prohibited-from-locking-out NFL will have its annual draft. Lots of interest as some guys who may have once played for UNC will probably hear their names called tonight. Also, lots of drama as to whom the Carolina [...] Continue reading NFL Draft Open Thread Here are some random items for your Tuesday. The fame of the pick-up games at UNC has reached the Wall Street Journal. In case you were wondering, according to Kendall Marshall, Roy Williams knows about the games and supports them as long as no one gets injured. The article notes the UNC players will hang [...] Continue reading Tuesday News and Notes Contrite and repentant, or a “finger-pointing, excuse-making con artist”? [...] Continue reading So Which Is the Real Marvin Austin? UNC held its pro timing day and according to Inside Carolina hosted approximately 100 NFL personnel including several head coaches. Not a bad showing and a definite sign the program is on the right track. Now the only thing Butch Davis needs to do is keeping talented players from committing NCAA violations so they can [...] Continue reading Notes From UNC’s Pro Day Former UNC return specialist Brandon Tate now with the New England Patriots returns another 2nd half kickoff for a TD, this time vs the Miami Dolphins. Tate did the same thing to Cincinnati in Week 1.
Since UNC was off this weekend and the hemorrhaging of crappy rumors concerning Agentutor-game has abated for the moment, we can turn our attention to the NFL where two of finest receivers in Tar Heel history had solid games. In New York, Hakeem Nicks caught three TD passes propelling the Giants to a 31-18 win [...] Continue reading Nicks and Tate Scouring the interwebs to bring you news of UNC football… [...] Continue reading Tuesday’s Football Notes |
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