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Hakeem Nicks grabs notice


admits he thinks about the NFL. About what it would be like to star on Sundays. About what it would feel like to take care of his family financially. About what it would mean to become the first Tar Heels football underclassman drafted since 2002. But to even ponder playing in the NFL in 2009, the junior from Charlotte wants to take his play to another level this fall -- specifically by becoming the best wide receiver in the ACC. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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