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Shields Shares Riley’s Strong Interest in Pro Prospects

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Because he’s one of three Huskers in history enshrined into both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, when Will Shields talks, everyone listens.

That’s especially true when Shields, the 1992 Outland Trophy winner in college, became a perennial All-Pro offensive lineman in his 14 years with the Kansas City Chiefs.

In Lincoln this weekend for Friday night’s enshrinement into the Nebraska Athletics Hall of Fame, Shields and six other members of the 2016 induction class, will be honored Saturday on Memorial Stadium’s sacred ground.