He tried to make it through the season but couldn’t without a major interruption.
Stoltenberg, a 2018 Nebraska captain who battled knee injuries throughout his career, told reporters at the Outland Trophy banquet here that he will not pursue a career in the professional ranks after he wrapped up his college playing days in November.
“After sitting down with trainers and doctors and stuff like that, I decided to kind of hang it up,” he said. “That was the best decision for me going forward.”
Stoltenberg, at the event as NU’s recipient of the Cletus Fischer Native Son award from the Husker coaching staff, said he had six surgeries on his left knee over the course of his career, including two in 2018.