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Signed by Kansas City Chiefs as non-drafted free agent, July 27, 2011…Waived by Chiefs, Aug. 31, 2012…Signed to Oakland Raiders practice squad, Sept. 12, 2012…Promoted by Raiders to active roster, Dec. 29, 2012…Did not play in 2012…Promoted to active roster the day before the season finale but was inactive for game; had spent the previous 16 weeks  on the practice squad …Spent the 2012 preseason in Kansas City, before the Chiefs waived him Aug. 31…Initially entered the NFL as a non-drafted free agent in 2011 and became team’s only undrafted rookie to make season-opening roster…Inactive for all 16 games in 2011…Was a two-year starter at defensive end for powerhouse Oregon …Played in 52 games with 26 starts in four years at Oregon…Began college career as a tight end before moving to defensive end…Totaled 106 tackles (56 solo), 25.5 tackles for loss, five sacks, 12 passes defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries…Started all 13 games as a senior in 2010, recording 47 tackles (25 solo), 16 tackles for loss, three sacks, eight passes defensed and two quarterback hurries to earn second-team All-Pac-10 honors…Started all 13 games, producing 45 tackles (21 solo), 9.5 tackles for loss and four passes defensed as a junior in 2009…Garnered honorable mention All-Pac-10 accolades…Played in all 13 games, tallying 8.5 tackles for loss, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2008…Appeared in all 13 games, finishing with six tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2007…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2006, when he began the season at tight end before transitioning to the defensive line…Attended South Fremont High School in St. Anthony, Idaho…First-team all-state defensive selection as a senior, accumulating 32 tackles and two sacks…Also had 20 catches for 260 yards and three touchdowns as a tight end…Married with a daughter.