UNC Tight End Brandon Fritts Suffers Torn ACL in Spring Practice

Posted Mar 8, 2019
UNC tight end Brandon Fritts tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during practice Thursday and will be out the remainder of spring practice. Fritts will continue to be evaluated heading into the fall. The injury comes one year after Fritts tore his left ACL during the final week of spring practice and missed the entire 2018 season. (Inside Carolina)

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