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Eric Ebron Named to the Pro Bowl

Sometimes all it takes is a change of scenery. There once was a time when the words “Pro Bowl” and “Eric Ebron” would be more likely listed as antonyms in a thesaurus than a Google search yielding results. That time was four months ago.

From the moment he entered the league in 2014, UNC’s own Eric Ebron had a lot to live up to. He had been taken by the Detroit Lions with the 10th overall pick, two picks ahead of Odell Beckham Jr. and three picks ahead of Aaron Donald.