Sticking with Tar Heels paid NFL dividends for Eric Ebron

Posted Feb 28, 2014
Eric Ebron’s mother, Gina Jackson, will occasionally ask her son if he has a preference of where he plays professionally. The former North Carolina tight end is a lock for the first round, and he will likely be the first tight end taken in May’s draft. Mock drafts have him going ninth to the Bills, or 12th to the Giants or 17th to the Ravens. (Charlotte Observer)

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