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Mack Hollins To Sign With Buffalo Bills, Joining Mitch Trubisky And Ronald Curry
The Buffalo Bills are on the verge of adding size to their wide receiver position. The team reportedly has an agreement in place to sign wide receiver
Mack Hollins when free agency opens at 4 p.m. with the start of the new NFL league year. Hollins, who turns 31 in September, will be going from the outhouse to the penthouse in terms of quarterback play. (
Buffalo News)
Video: IC Roundtable - Turning The Page To UNC Football's Spring Practice
UNC Football opens spring practice March 19th. How good can this offense be without that ‘generational quarterback’ the Tar Heels have had in
Mack Brown’s first five seasons back in Chapel Hill? Will new defensive coordinator Geoff Collins make a difference in year one? The Inside Carolina roundtable crew addresses those topics and more.
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Tue Mar 12, 2024
Early enrollees look to bring talent, passion to UNC Football's defense
The defensive half of UNC Football's early enrollees spoke to the media for the first time recently. A handful of the
2024 freshman class, ranked as high as No. 22 in the nation, have participated in workouts and practices since UNC’s bowl game. Now, with less than two months until the Tar Heel spring football game, here are key takeaways from media day. (
Daily Tar Heel)
Omarion Hampton ranked among college football's top 10 running backs for 2024 by ESPN
North Carolina entered last season wanting to place a bigger emphasis on running the football. Mission accomplished.
Omarion Hampton had a breakout sophomore season en route to becoming a Doak Walker Award finalist and Walter Camp first-team All-America. Hampton rushed for 1,504 yards, second on
UNC's single-season list, with 15 rushing touchdowns. (
ESPN.com)
Buffalo Bills Announce Signing Of Mitch Trubisky
The Buffalo Bills have signed quarterback
Mitch Trubisky to a 2-year contract, bringing the seven-year veteran back to Western New York. Trubisky, who was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 2017 out of North Carolina, spent 2021 as the Bills' backup quarterback, appearing in six games, scoring one rushing touchdown and throwing one interception. (
Buffalo Bills)
For Julius Peppers, his first steps inside the Pro Football Hall of Fame were solemn ones
It's beginning to become a little more real for
Julius Peppers. It's slowly dawning on him that he belongs to this club now. Meeting the moment Monday, as he stood inches away from the bust of his former coach Sam Mills and the other 371 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Peppers got even quieter than his normal quiet. And he's very quiet. (
Carolina Panthers)
Mitch Trubisky Joins Buffalo Bills and QB Coach Ronald Curry
Buffalo is bringing back a familiar face at quarterback after
Mitch Trubisky and the Bills agreed Wednesday to terms on a deal. Trubisky backed up
Josh Allen in 2021 after the 2017 NFL Draft's No. 2 overall selection's stay with the Bears ended. He returns to back up one of the NFL's elite QBs and be coached by Bills QB coach and fellow Tar Heel,
Ronald Curry. (
NFL.com)
Podcast: Drake Maye Joins The Adam Schefter Podcast
North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback
Drake Maye joins The Adam Schefter Podcast ahead of the NFL Draft to talk about his hopes for the future, which quarterbacks he studies, what his thoughts are on joining any of the potential teams looking to land him, and much more.
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UNC Football Freshman Profile: Offensive Lineman Aiden Banfield
Offensive linemen tend to take longer to get on the college football field, so what has former Georgia All-State recruit Aiden Banfield’s transition been like since arriving at UNC? "I’m being patient with it. The foundation’s been really smooth. A lot of older guys took me under their wings, showed me the ropes, tell me what to do. And that’s been really helpful." (
Tar Heel Illustrated)
Drake Maye Was His Authentic Self at the 2024 NFL Combine—and the NFL Liked It
Familiar faces helped
Drake Maye execute his plan at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. His first meeting was with the Atlanta Falcons. Quarterbacks coach
T.J. Yates, an old Tar Heel quarterback, was there waiting for him. With Yates asking the questions, Maye easily and naturally loosened up and, as he intended to, showed the Falcons exactly who he is. (
Sports Illustrated)