NFL rookie minicamps concluded over the weekend and now the league shifts focus to OTA’s and voluntary mincamps through May and into June. With those rookie minicamps concluding, some former UNC players have new homes in the league.
We told you about Elijah Hood catching on with the Carolina Panthers a week ago and now he will be joined by a former UNC teammate.
Wide Receiver Bug Howard was signed by the Panthers Monday morning after participating in the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend. That makes three former UNC players as recent signings with Hood, Howard and linebacker Andre Smith.