Nebraska native and former Husker soccer participant Sam Koch introduced Thursday he’s retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons.
A four-minute video posted to social media by the Baltimore Ravens revealed the information and featured nicely needs from a number of previous and current gamers. Baltimore drafted Koch within the sixth spherical of the 2006 NFL Draft, and the Seward native is the group’s chief in video games performed in a Ravens uniform.
Koch, 39, received a Tremendous Bowl with the Ravens in 2012 and was a Professional Bowl choice in 2015.
After reuniting with NU’s Busch, NFL vet Sam Koch lends serving to foot to Husker punters
Koch performed at Nebraska from 2001-05. As a senior, he shattered the varsity’s single-season punting common report (46.51 yards per punt) to earn first-team All-American honors. He was additionally a semifinalist for the Ray Man Award.
At Nebraska, Koch punted underneath present particular groups coach Invoice Busch. Koch made a go to to Memorial Stadium final yr, the place he caught up with Busch and supplied some recommendation to the Huskers’ punters for a day.
“Being again there and being in that purple, love the Husker purple and all the pieces about it and I get pleasure from each second I can of it,” he instructed the Journal Star on the time.
