Four Tar Heels Signed As Undrafted NFL Free Agents

Posted Apr 26, 2026
For the first time since 2016, no UNC football players were drafted following the program's debut season under Bill Belichick. But four Tar Heels found homes with NFL teams as undrafted free agents: Thaddeus Dixon, CB, New York Giants; Austin Blaske, OL, Los Angeles Rams; Marcus Allen, CB, Minnesota Vikings; Chad Lindberg, OL, Los Angeles Rams. (AOL.com)

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