Opurum, began his career with the Jayhawks as a running back. As a freshman, Opurum led the team in rushing with 554 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named a Rivals.com freshman All-Big 12 player for the season. After the strong run at running back, Opurum changed sides and dominated on the defensive side of things.

He totaled 109 tackles during the final three seasons with the team, including 45 tackles as a Junior. Opurum, added 19.5 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, seven pass break-ups and 6.5 sacks. Opurum showed flashes of being dominant as a junior,before struggling at times last year. The Chiefs earlier this off-season traded Javier Arenas for Anthony Sherman, and drafted Braden Wilson in an effort to improve the position. Now the team adds Opurum for added depth and battle at the spot.

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May18, 2013; Waco, TX, USA; Former Kansas Jayhawks defensive lineman Toben Opurum signed a free agent deal to compete for the fullback position at Kansas City.  Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Crist, struggled in his only season with the Jayhawks, only throwing 4 touchdowns over the season. Crist, completed 103-216 passes for 1,313 yards, starting in seven games and appearing in four more games.

The quarterback joins the NFL champions, where he hopes to compete for a backup job behind Joe Flacco. Crist, is one of nine Jayhawks who have earned a free agent contract or rookie camp invite. Offensive lineman Tanner Hawkinson was the lone Jayhawk drafted in last month’s draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Tunde Bakare signed with the Chicago Bears, Greg Brown the San Diego Chargers, and Trevor Marrongelli signed with the Detroit Lions. Former Jayhawks safety Bradley McDougald is battling to join the Kansas City Chiefs, and he is joined by former Jayhawks teammate Toben Operrum. Josh Williams was signed by the Chicago Bears, and Duane Zlatnik was added by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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May15, 2013; Carson , CA, USA; Former Notre Dame and Kansas quarterback Dayne Crist has signed a deal to join the Baltimore Ravens. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Anthony Collins: Collins, a former offensive tackle for Kansas plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. Collins was active this week, but didn’t play for the Bengals in their win over Baltimore. Next week, Cincinnati faces Houston in a wildcard playoff game.

Chris Harris: Harris, a cornerback for Denver, picked up two tackles in the Broncos win over Kansas City. Next week, the Broncos are in a bye, awaiting their opponent in the playoffs.

Steven Johnson: Johnson, made two tackles in the Denver Broncos win over Kansas City. Next up is a bye week for the team.

Darrell Stuckey: Stuckey, is a special teams captain for the San Diego Chargers. He played but didn’t record any stats during the Chargers season finale win over Oakland.

Aqib Talib: Talib, was inactive for the New England Patriots during their victory over the Miami Dolphins. The Patriots will await their first opponent in the playoffs this week.

Mike Rivera: Rivera, did not play in the New England Patriots win over Miami this past week. Now the Patriots get the week off waiting for their first opponent in the playoffs.

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Dec 31st, 2012; Baltimore, MD, USA; Denver Broncos linebacker Steven Johnson (53) made two tackles in the team’s win over Kansas City this past weekend.