Kareem Martin adds to legacy of great UNC defensive linemen
Posted Aug 25, 2013
The line started with Marcus Jones, extended to Julius Peppers and Quinton Coples, and now continues with Kareem Martin. Tall, talented defensive linemen raised in a quadrant of North Carolina stretching from Jacksonville to the Virginia line have been staples of UNC's lineup since Mack Brown enticed Jones to Chapel Hill in 1992.
(Fayetteville Observer)
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