UNC Football to Test Out Protective Shields in Helmets

Posted Aug 2, 2020
Social media posts of UNC's coach-led workouts and walk-throughs feature players wearing fabric masks with the intention of preventing and reducing the spread of the coronavirus. Coaches and staff wear them, and by all accounts, everyone in the Kenan Football Center wears them when inside meeting rooms or within close distance of other people. (Inside Carolina)

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