Julius Frazier Peppers is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American, and was selected by the Carolina Panthers second overall in the 2002 NFL draft, and also played for the Chicago Bears from 2010 through 2013 and the Green Bay Packers from 2014 to 2016. After rejoining the Panthers for the 2017 season, he retired after the 2018 NFL season.
Peppers at the 2012 Pro Bowl
Peppers' jersey exhibited at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Peppers in 2014 training camp
Peppers in 2014
North Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the sport of American football or Gridiron Football. The Tar Heels play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Hector Cowan, UNC's first head football coach
UNC football team of the 1890s
RB Charlie Justice, 1946–49, was inducted into the CFB Hall of Fame in 1961.
Pro Football Hall of Fame LB Lawrence Taylor played at UNC from 1977 to 1980