The biggest news out of Nebraska's Wednesday's practice? Honestly, it came from someone who played his last down as a Husker in 2007. The hulking figure in a Kobe Bryant jersey with a giant Super Bowl tattoo on his left bicep. Is that... is that ... Carl Nicks? It was quite a sight considering just a couple years ago Nicks was banned from Nebraska's Pro Day by Bo Pelini after some off-the-field trouble that the Husker coach viewed as a bad example for his players.
But on Wednesday, the New Orleans Saints starting left guard came back, talking to Pelini after the practice. He wanted to come back for the spring game, but he told the media he also returned to Lincoln to make amends for what he called some "immature stuff" on his part.
"I figured its about time to put some of the water under those bridges I burned," Nicks said. "For about a good three or four months, I had blamed Bo for it. I'm blaming other people, and at the end of the day I looked in the mirror, I figured once I got a little older, played a little professional ball, I realized how good I had it and how bad I treated everybody here.
"Now, I'm a little older, I can come back, maybe talk to some of the younger kids, get some better relationships that I burned a little bit, and just go from there. Just trying to be responsible."
About that Super Bowl win? A dream come true, he said. But it also made him think about his time in Lincoln.
"When the clock ended and the confetti came, I almost started crying," Nicks said. "I just got to my knees and prayed. I really thought about all the stuff I've been through in life. And I thought about high school and I thought about Nebraska, and it really hit me, like, 'I need to go back there and really set things right.' Because I didn't go out the right way. I always want to be affiliated with Nebraska in a positive way and I'm the first guy saying, 'Go Nebraska.' Nebraska shirt every Saturday. So it's a blessing to be back here and welcome."
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