The current North Carolina Tar Heels may have had a difficult time defensively on Saturday in Chapel Hill; however, a number of former UNC football players had solid defensive performances on Sunday for their respective professional teams. Let’s take a look at some of the noteworthy performances by a number of former Tar Heels in week one of the NFL regular season.
Jones had the most noteworthy performance on Sunday of all the former Heels, thanks in part to his interception of Aaron Rodgers (seen below). After making the interception, it appeared Jones was headed for the first pick-six of his young career; however, a questionable block-in-the-back and a personal foul penalty negated the touchdown.