Former Tar Heel Hakeem Nicks emerging as a top NFL receiver

Posted Jan 18, 2012
While fans in San Francisco have been celebrating “The Grab” that thrust Alex Smith and Vernon Davis to the national scene, there’s a pair of hands on the New York Giants making just as much news. No! Not Victor Cruz. Try Hakeem Nicks. The former North Carolina star came into the season as the Giants’ No. 1 receiver and nothing really has changed. (Salisbury Post)

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