UNC Players on 2018 NFL Rosters

Posted Sep 16, 2018
At June's Freak Show recruiting camp, Larry Fedora showed off nearly 25 former UNC players now in the professional ranks who made the trip back to Chapel Hill. The Freak Show has become sort of a reunion for former UNC players and now NFL players. Carolina's biggest name in the NFL is starting Chicago Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky. (Inside Carolina)

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