ROCHESTER, Minn. - Aaron Crawford, a graduate student defensive lineman on the North Carolina football team, has been selected as a nominee for the 2019 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Crawford was poised for a breakthrough season in 2018 until he suffered a torn PCL and sprained ACL during training camp. After missing the first nine games of the season, he returned for the final two contests, but was clearly not himself, recording just one tackle in limited action.
The Ashburn, Va., native used the offseason to recover and earned a second degree from UNC.