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Former Nebraska Blackshirt sackmaster calls it a career

What's going on with former Nebraska football defensive linemen and deciding to retire from the NFL this month? First it was Ndamukong Suh, now it's Khalil Davis.

Davis turned a 6th-round pick in the 2020 NFL draft into a well-traveled career where he spent time with four teams in five seasons. While he started his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he got on the field the most with the Houston Texans.

Khalil Davis retirement marks the second former Nebraska football defensive lineman to exit the NFL in July

According to multiple reports, the former Nebraska football defensive lineman's agent was the one to officially announce Davis' retirement.