Tar Heel lineman sheds pounds, raises expectations
Posted Aug 5, 2012
UNC football coach Larry Fedora didn’t mince words when offering his first impression of Sylvester Williams. “That kid was fat and overweight when I got (to North Carolina),” Fedora said of the senior defensive tackle. “He was 330 pounds and he was making a decision whether he was going to come out or stay in.” Of course, that was before the summer.
(Burlington Times News)
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