It appears former Huskers receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El will get a shot in the NFL. Pierson-El tweeted out early Saturday evening he will try to make the Washington Redskins as a free agent.
#HTTR ! Let’s get it!!
— De'Mornay Pierson-El (@DontPunt_15) April 28, 2018
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The Virginia native finished with 904 career punt return yards. 596 of those came in his freshman season at Nebraska, when he led the nation in 2014.
Pierson-El totaled 12 career punt returns of at least 25 yards and was the 11th player in NU history to finish with at least 110 catches. As a senior, he had 45 catches for 623 yards and five touchdowns, all of those were career highs.
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