Coples, Brown lead next group of Tar Heels going pro

Posted Jan 27, 2012
The pipeline from Chapel Hill to the NFL is alive and well, and evident at this year's Senior Bowl in the form of four Tar Heels looking to continue a new tradition. Quinton Coples and Zach Brown are joined in Mobile by college teammates WR Dwight Jones and DT Tydreke Powell. Under Butch Davis, the players got coaching from someone who had plenty of NFL experience, and it showed. (Pro Football Weekly)

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