Senior Bowl Selects Four Tar Heels

Posted Jan 15, 2012
North Carolina will send an ACC-best four players to the 2012 Senior Bowl. Defensive end Quinton Coples, defensive tackle Tydreke Powell, linebacker Zach Brown and wide receiver Dwight Jones have all accepted invitations to the 2012 game. The senior showcase event is set for 3pm (CT) on Saturday, January 28th in Mobile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game and all practices will be televised by NFL Network. (Tar Heel Blue)

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