Q&A with Falcons QB T.J. Yates

Posted Jun 20, 2014
T.J. Yates was out to dinner in Houston with his wife Amy when he received the news that he was traded by the Houston Texans to the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday. The former Pope High standout, who went on to star at UNC, was elated. Yates, who was named the 2010 Tar Heel of the Year, was one of three recipients of the school’s Patterson Medal for career athletic accomplishment (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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