Former UNC Football Players Rally Around Teammate Quincy Monk As He Battles Cancer

Posted Aug 19, 2015
A former UNC Tar Heel football player is battling major health issues and his teammates are coming in for support. Quincy Monk played linebacker for Carolina from 1998 through 2001, finishing second on the team in tackles in his senior season, before being selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the NFL draft. (Chapelboro.com)

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