Thursday, June 4, 2015

Wilkins leaving NCCU for pro football

DURHAM, North Carolina -- N.C. Central wide receiver and return specialist Adrian Wilkins declared for the NFL’s supplemental draft Monday, leaving the football program without one of the most integral parts of its offense next season.

Wilkins, a 5-8 175-pound, was not going to be eligible to play for the Eagles for his senior season, coach Jerry Mack said by phone Tuesday.


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“We felt like it would be in his best interest — and he felt like it would be in his best interest — to go ahead and declare for the supplemental draft,” Mack said. “He was not going to be eligible at North Carolina Central for his senior year, so I think that it’s a good move for him and his family to make that decision.”

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