UNC Defensive Back Ja'Qurious Conley Out for Remainder of Season

Posted Nov 22, 2021
North Carolina sophomore defensive back Ja'Qurious Conley is out for the remainder of the 2021 season with a lower-body injury, a UNC spokesman confirmed. Sources also confirmed that Conley suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee while returning the opening kickoff against Wofford on Saturday. Conley will have surgery on Tuesday, November 30. (Inside Carolina)

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