Tar Heels lose Hakeem Nicks to NFL

Posted Jan 6, 2009
Hakeem Nicks is ready to try the NFL after three seasons of catching passes at North Carolina. Nicks, one of the most prolific receivers in UNC history, will enter the NFL Draft in April and forego his senior season, deciding that his draft status is strong enough after talking to Coach Butch Davis. After setting 14 school receiving records and catching eight passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Nicks believes that he has little else to accomplish at UNC. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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