One last 'hurrah' for Tar Heels at pro day

Posted Mar 31, 2011
There they were, all of UNC's football stars, together on the same field for one last time. UNC's group of NFL hopefuls, which hadn't been seen in its entirety since August, put on a show for a swarm of NFL scouts and coaches on Thursday. "It was like the national championship for me," said Marvin Austin, who dismissed from the team and missed the entire season for his role in the agent/benefit portion of the investigation. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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