Shilique Calhoun

Michigan State defensive end Shilique Calhoun reacts to a play during the second half of a game at Spartan Stadium.

Shilique Calhoun forces Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard to drop the ball as he hits him in the first half at the Big Ten Championship game. Defensive end Shilique Calhoun make Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard drop the ball as he hits him in the first half of the 2015 Big Ten Championship football game.

MSU's Shilique Calhoun battles with Michigan offensive lineman Michael Schofield during a 2013 game.

Connor Cook, left, and Shilique Calhoun, right, had been staples of MSU's lineup since 2013 and faces of the program just about as long.

Shilique Calhoun slams down Eastern Michigan quarterback Rob Bolden during a 2014 game at Spartan Stadium.

MSU's Shilique Calhoun and the rest of the MSU defense celebrate a key fourth down stop against Oregon late in MSU's 31-28 win at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

MSU's Shilique Calhoun jokes during a press conference for the upcoming Cotton Bowl.

MSU defensive end Shilique Calhoun has fun with Kendall Wallace, 7, and her brother, Ethan Wallace, 10, right, at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, TX.

Michigan State defensive end Shilique Calhoun smiles as he is asked about his beard by members of the media during Media Day for the football team Monday, August 10, 2015, at Spartan Stadium.

Shilique Calhoun answers questions from reporters during Cotton Bowl Media Day Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Defensive end Shilique Calhoun laughs during practice Monday, December 28, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Michigan State defensive end Shilique Calhoun leads the team onto the field before the start of the game with Central Michigan at Spartan Stadium, Saturday, September 26, 2015.

MSU defensive lineman Shilique Calhoun runs through tackle dummies in a drill at MSU Footballs' NFL Pro Day Wednesday March 16, 2016at the Duffy Daugherty Football Buliding in East Lansing.