How former UNC offensive lineman Tommy Hatton helped build an app for college football playbooks

Posted Apr 6, 2020
Tommy Hatton vividly remembers the day UNC doctors told him he should end his football career. He had sustained four concussions, and his NFL aspirations had ended. But he has found a different journey to success -- one that still has him involved in football and one that more and more coaches are using in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (ESPN.com)

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