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UNC Football: Reliving Ryan Switzer’s punt return heroics of 2013

On Monday, Ryan Switzer announced his retirement from the NFL after a career that saw him spend time with the Cowboys, Raiders, Steelers, and Browns. Before all that, he was an All-ACC receiver for North Carolina, who rewrote the record book in his time in Chapel Hill. By the time he finished his career at UNC, Switzer held the record for career receiving yards and the record for receptions for both a career, a single season, and a game.

However, all of those are receiving records, and Switzer had another very important aspect to his game.