UNC's M.J. Stewart Close to Realizing NFL Dream

Posted Apr 4, 2018
Ever since M.J. Stewart started playing football at the age of four, he wanted to play in the NFL. Now the North Carolina defensive back is just three weeks from hearing his name called at the NFL Draft. Stewart hasn't looked at any mock drafts and admitted he has no idea where he could be selected. "I wish I did," he said on Tuesday at UNC's Pro Timing Day. (Inside Carolina)

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