Three UNC players selected for NFLPA game

Posted Jan 27, 2011
UNC running back Shaun Draughn and tight end Ryan Taylor have been selected to play in the NFL Players Association Texas vs. The Nation game at 2 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The NFLPA game matches some of the best college players from Texas against some of the best players from the rest of the country. Draughn and Taylor join Carolina's T.J. Yates on the Nation squad. (ESPN.com)

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