Hall of Fame future getting a little more real for Julius Peppers

Posted May 25, 2024
Julius Peppers admitted Friday he was looking for something else when he uncovered one of the treasures now enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: a time-faded Carolina blue folder with a UNC logo, with his basketball number written on the cover. That folder holds Number 45's practice plans for the Tar Heels' trip to the 2000 Final Four. (Carolina Panthers)

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