As football fans across the country turn their attention to NFL Draft season, the NFL Scouting Combine is foremost in everybody’s mind. How will prospects test athletically? Can they show off technical ability through positional drills? Will they raise any red flags medically or personality-wise? The Combine is the place for all of these things to be tested in as objective an environment as you’ll get, and getting invited to the event is a very positive step in NFL hopefuls’ journey to the big leagues.
Two of UNC’s players from the 2018 season have been invited to take this step, and defensive end Malik Carney and offensive tackle William Sweet will represent UNC in Mobile, Alabama as they try to prove that an NFL team should take a chance on them:
Former UNC OL William Sweet and DE Malik Carney were both invited to the NFL combine.