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9 NFL players who also excelled on the basketball court


In addition to being an All-American on the gridiron for North Carolina, walked-on for the two basketball coaches – and – who bridged the gap between coaching legends and . Peppers was UNC's fifth-leading scorer and rebounder. As a football player in 2001, he won the Bednarik and Lombardi Awards. (NCAA.com)

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