Remembering Julius Peppers the UNC basketball player before what could be his final NFL game

Posted Dec 29, 2018
Before he was spending Sundays tracking down quarterbacks, Julius Peppers was emptying the breadth of his athletic gifts by making basketball players crumble, too. Peppers, a transcendent athlete with an array of talents, was a surefire star on the gridiron early on. But few know he also played a role in basketball for the Tar Heels -- and one larger than you might expect. (CBS Sports)

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