Tomon Fox Adjusting to New Defensive Scheme

Posted Mar 11, 2019
In North Carolina defensive coordinator Jay Bateman's diverse defensive scheme, the role of traditional defensive ends like Tomon Fox will change. "I’m definitely more involved in the coverage, but as far as the pass rush that’s still my main priority," Fox told reporters on Thursday. In previous years, Fox was in a three-point stance almost every possession. (Inside Carolina)

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