UNC edge rusher Malaki Hamrick to miss 2023 season
The UNC football program resumes Spring practice this week including hosting an open practice on Saturday for fans to attend. As Mack Brown gets his team ready for the upcoming season, the head coach met the media to break down the latest on the team.
And right away, Brown had some bad news.
Brown announced that sophomore edge rusher Malaki Hamrick will miss the 2023 season after suffering a non-contact injury in practice. The injury is a lower-body injury and will require surgery per Brown.
The injury is a tough one for Hamrick who was expected to have a role as an edge rusher on Gene Chizik’s defense.
UNC spring football press conference underway
Malaki Hamrick lower body injury and is likely out for the season
— Tar Heel Illustrated (@HeelIllustrated) March 21, 2023
The former four-star recruit is a North Carolina native that committed to UNC as part of the 2022 class.
In his freshman season, Hamrick appeared in 13 games on defense as well as special teams. He had nine tackles and one pressure.
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