Tar Heels lose defensive end Xavier Rainey

Posted Aug 15, 2005

Xavier Rainey will no longer be able to take the football field for the Tar Heels. The junior defensive end has received a medical hardship, a UNC spokesperson confirmed to Inside Carolina on Monday morning. Rainey suffered a broken lower fibula earlier this year during spring practice and has been unable to recover. (Inside Carolina)

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