UNC wide receivers Dazz Newsome, Dyami Brown look to become leaders

Posted Mar 12, 2019
When Anthony Ratliff-Williams declared for the NFL Draft in December, he left North Carolina’s No. 1 wide receiver spot up for grabs. Through one week of spring practice, two players have emerged as the early favorites to fill in that spot for the 2019 UNC football team: Dazz Newsome and Dyami Brown. “Us stepping up, it’ll get everyone in line with us,” Brown said. (Daily Tar Heel)

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