Connor Barth ready for return to NFL

Posted Feb 5, 2019
It's been more than a year since Connor Barth kicked a football through the uprights in an NFL game. The former North Carolina standout was cut by the Chicago Bears after week 11 of the 2017 season, but Barth believes his time away has been productive. “With Hurricane Florence happening, it was kind of meant to be I guess to take the year off,” said Barth (WECT)

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