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UNC in the NFL: Two former Heels set to face off on Sunday

Mitchell Trubisky and Julius Peppers are two of the best Tar Heels to ever play at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Separated by fourteen years, the two of them have a lot in common.

Above all, they are both former Tar Heels. But the two of them are also former number two overall picks, one in 2017, and one in 2002

And while most people forget, both players play or have played for the Chicago Bears, Peppers having played for them in 2010-2013.

The 37-year-old Peppers is still a force for the Carolina Panthers defense. Peppers has already racked up six sacks this season, and his foe on Sunday, Trubisky, had high praise for him.