Originally signed with the Miami Dolphins as a rookie free agent out of Nebraska on 5/13/22. Released by Miami on 8/30/22 and signed to the team's practice squad on 8/31/22. Elevated to the Dolphins active roster on 10/22/22 . Signed to the Cleveland Browns active roster from the Dolphins practice squad on 11/16/22. Re-signed with the Browns on 4/17/23, signing a one-year contract as an exclusive rights free agent. Released by Cleveland on 5/9/23 and claimed off waivers by the Cardinals on 5/10/23. Released by the Cardinals on 8/30/23 and signed to the practice squad on 9/1/23. Elevated to Arizona's active roster on 9/23/23. Elevated to the Cardinals active roster on 10/7/23. Elevated to Arizona's active roster on 10/28/23. Promoted to the Cardinals active roster on 11/21/23. Released by Arizona on 11/28/23 and signed to the team's practice squad on 11/30/23. Promoted to the Cardinals active roster on 1/6/24. Released by the Cardinals on 8/27/24 and signed to the team's practice squad on 8/28/24. Signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers active roster from the Cardinals practice squad on 9/6/24. Released by Tampa Bay on 9/30/24 and signed to the Cardinals practice squad on 10/3/24. Elevated to Arizona's active roster on 10/21/24. Elevated to Arizona's active roster on 10/26/24. Elevated to Arizona's active roster on 11/2/24. Signed a future contract with Arizona for the 2025 season on 1/6/25.
2024: Appeared in six games with Tampa Bay and Arizona where he totaled four tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed ... played in three games with the Buccaneers where he had a tackle and a fumble recovery before being released on 9/30/24 and returning to the Cardinals on 10/3/24 ... played in three games with the Cards after being elevated from the practice squad where he had three tackles, a sack and a pass defensed ... had a tackle vs. Was (9/8) ... played vs. Den (9/22) ... recovered an Eagles QB Jalen Hurts fumble vs. Phi (9/29) ... sacked Chargers QB Justin Herbert for a loss of four yards in his first game back with the Cards in a win on Monday Night Football vs. LAC (10/21) ... played in the win @ Mia (10/27) ... had a pair of tackles in the victory vs. Chi (11/3).
2023: Appeared in five games in his first season with the Cardinals ... finished the year with eight tackles, a QB hit and one sack ... had four solo tackles vs. Dal (9/24) ... had one tackle vs. Cin (10/8) ... sacked QB Lamar Jackson vs. Bal (10/29) ... posted two tackles vs. LAR (11/26) ... appeared on defense in the season finale vs. Sea (1/7/24).
2022: Saw action in seven games (one start) with the Dolphins and Browns during his rookie season … played in one game with Miami and six games (one start) with Cleveland … finished the season with five tackles and a QB hit … made his NFL debut with the Dolphins and had two tackles vs. Pit (10/23) … signed to the Browns active roster from the Dolphins practice squad on 11/16 … made his Cleveland debut @ Buf (11/20) … recorded a tackle and his first career QB hit vs. TB (11/27) … made his first career start at DT vs. Bal (12/17).
A five-year (2017-21) letterman at Nebraska, appeared in 53 games (34 starts) and totaled 149 tackles, 30.0 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, seven passes defensed and a forced fumble during his college career … made 20 consecutive starts to finish his career … a two-time All-Big Ten selection (2020-21), also named Academic All-Big Ten all five seasons (first Nebraska player to accomplish that feat) and was a seven-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2018, 2019; Spring 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021) … two-time (2020-21) semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy (academic Heisman), a two-time (2019-20) AFCA Good Works Team Nominee and a two-time (2019-20) member of the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List … as a fifth-year senior in 2021, earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after starting all 12 games and recording a career-high 42 tackles, with 6.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and three passes defensed … as a senior in 2020, started all eight games at DE and finished the year with 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … as a junior in 2019, started two-of-12 games played and totaled 31 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … started 11-of-12 games played as a sophomore in 2018 and recorded 25 tackles, a career-high 5.0 sacks, five tackles for loss and two passes defensed … as a redshirt freshman in 2017, appeared in nine games (one start) and totaled 24 tackles while leading the team in sacks (3.5) and tackles for loss (10.0) … redshirted in 2016.
Last name pronounced "STILL-ee" … attended Ashland-Greenwood (NE) High School where he starred on both sides of the ball, helping the team to an 8-3 record and a trip to the Class C-1 state quarterfinals as a senior in 2015 … that year he was named first-team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star) and first-team all-state while also being named the USA Today Nebraska Defensive Player of the Year … caught 26 passes for 415 yards and five TDs as a TE and posted 79 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 9.0 sacks on defense … also handled kicking and punting duties, making 46-of-49 PATs and three FGs … as a junior in 2014, caught 16 passes for 538 yards, an average of nearly 34 yards per reception with 10 receiving TDs … also had 63 tackles, including 19 TFLs and 10 sacks, while connecting on all four of his FG attempts … helped Ashland-Greenwood to a 12-1 record and a state runner-up finish … also a wrestling standout for the Bluejays, posting a 44-0 record at 285 pounds in 2016 to win his second straight Class B state title; had a 34-0 record and won the Class B title at 220 pounds in 2015, after posting a 35-5 record and finishing third in the state at 182 pounds in 2014 … active member of the community while at Nebraska, volunteering his time with the FCA, a Day of Service, pediatric brain cancer patients, the Nebraska Football Road Race, Teammates, a Unified track meet and with numerous local hospital, school and youth camps … member of the Nebraska Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2019 … earned his master's degree in Nutrition and Health Sciences in 2021 after getting his bachelor's in December of 2019.
