UNC Football GM Michael Lombardi discusses depth, player money, transfer portal on Pat McAfee Show

Posted Jan 24, 2025
UNC Football general manager Mike Lombardi made his weekly appearance on ESPN’s "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday, addressing Bill Belichick’s signing of his contract with UNC. "We can put away that nonsense about we’re going to go back into the NFL because we can kill that for once and for all. I got a shovel out this morning and buried that." (Tar Heel Tribune)

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