There was good and bad news for Tar Heels on cut day in the NFL

Posted Sep 1, 2021
There were triumphs and frustrations on Tuesday as NFL teams cut rosters to 53 players. Among the positives were Mack Hollins, M.J. Stewart, Andre Smith and Charlie Heck making rosters. Some negatives were Dazz Newsome and six other former UNC players being waived. There is also recent bad injury news for Jalen Dalton and Ryan Switzer. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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