CLEVELAND, OH - NOVEMBER 01: Cory Redding #90 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates a fourth quarter fumble recovery while playing the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on November 1, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Arizona won the game 34-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

After 13 years in the NFL, a Big 12 legend is now joining ESPN

It looks like another NFL player is trading in a helmet for an ESPN headset.

It looks like another NFL player is trading in a helmet for an ESPN headset.

After 13 seasons of pro ball, defensive tackle Cory Redding announced on Saturday that he will join ESPN as an analyst on the Longhorn Network for the upcoming season.

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Redding originally played college ball at Texas, accumulating 201 total tackles and 21 sacks in his career. He was eventually taken in the third round of the 2003 Draft by the Detroit Lions, where he spent the first six seasons of his career. Redding also played for Indianapolis, Balitmore, Seattle, and Arizona during his time in the NFL.