John Lilly Named North Carolina Football's Tight Ends Coach

Posted Feb 12, 2020
The University of North Carolina football program has named 27-year NFL and college coaching veteran John Lilly tight ends coach, head coach Mack Brown announced Wednesday. Lilly joins Brown's staff after a year coaching the tight ends for the Cleveland Browns. "I can't think of a better program to walk into right now than the one in Chapel Hill." (GoHeels.com)

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