Balmer paid for trip to California for UNC's Austin, Thomas

Posted Aug 10, 2010
Former UNC football player Kentwan Balmer paid for his college teammates, Marvin Austin and Cam Thomas, to travel to California in the summer of 2009, Thomas said Tuesday. Thomas, a rookie defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers, did not provide financial details, or the dates, but said he and Austin worked out at the Proactive Sports Performance in Westlake Village, CA in the summer before the 2009 season. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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