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So Randy Gregory … why was ‘Savage Life’ your nickname at Nebraska?

Randy Gregory’s nickname at Nebraska was Savage Life.

Appropriate for a defensive end who gets after the quarterback, right?

“Well, it had a little bit to do with my hair,’’ Randy says. “It was wild then. I was like a savage, I don’t care. Savage Life.’’

It all stems from Randy’s first visit to a Lincoln barbershop. His hair looked so bad, he vowed, “You ain’t touching it again.’’ He never got it cut again in Lincoln.

“It wasn’t long, it was just real locked up,’’ Randy says. “Almost dreads.’’

He did get it cut after he declared for the draft, in part, because it made it difficult to train.