Tomon Fox to Return to UNC for 2021 Football Season

Posted Jan 7, 2021
UNC senior linebacker Tomon Fox announced Thursday he will use his extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA and return to the team next season. Fox has played 44 games for the Tar Heels over the last five seasons, racking up 21.5 career sacks - a number good enough to move him past Lawrence Taylor for fifth on the school’s all-time list. (Chapelboro.com)

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