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UNC quarterback Max Johnson returned to practice after a severe leg injury that required five surgeries.

He is now fully recovered and competing for the starting quarterback position with Gio Lopez.

Coach Bill Belichick praised Johnson's work ethic and recovery progress.

CHAPEL HILL — Wearing a sleeve on his right leg, Max Johnson started warming up with the UNC football team at 9:22 a.m. on Aug. 2, under cloudy skies and drizzling rain at the Bill Koman Practice Complex.

At 9:34, Johnson started taking snaps in a drill, handing the ball off to a running back before progressing to passes. At 9:39, with the rain starting to reach the turf field at a faster rate, the 6-foot-5, 225-pound quarterback twirled a damp football in his left hand before stepping over a s

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