Zak Kustok
Encyclopedia
Zak Adam Kustok is an American
businessman
who was starting
quarterback
for the Northwestern Wildcats
from 1999 to 2001. He originally matriculated at Notre Dame
, but suffered from a change in the offensive game plan when Bob Davie replaced Lou Holtz
, who had recruited him. Early in his second season in 1998
he left the program and joined Northwestern after its fifth game in 1999
. Despite playing only two and a half seasons for Northwestern, he is the current Northwestern recordholder for many quarterback rushing and passing statistics, including single season and career rushing touchdowns, career rushing yardage, career and single-season consecutive games with a touchdown pass and career consecutive pass attempts without an interception. He was a 2001 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
finalist.
. Allan had a tryout with the Chicago Bears. Zak's younger sister Sarah became Chicago Sun-Times
2000 Girls High School Basketball Player of the Year and captain of the DePaul Blue Demons
women's basketball team before becoming a reporter for Comcast SportsNet
. His wife Nicole (formerly Kuznia) was named Minnesota's 1999 Junior Miss and was also an All-American cross country runner at Northwestern.
On September 29, 2010, Kustok's mother was shot and killed, with his father accused as the murderer. She worked at Central Elementary School in Riverside, Illinois
. Allan's bail was set at $2 million.
to a SICA West championship. By the time he was a sophomore during the 1994–95 school year, he was as well known as one of the best football prospects in the Chicago metropolitan area as he was as a scholar who ranked first in his class of 925 students. He also started at point guard
on the basketball team.
Kustok was unhappy at Lincoln-Way, so his family moved from to . Thus, as a junior, he transferred to Sandburg High School, and he led them to the an 11–0 start to their season and a second round of the 1995 Class 6A playoffs win against Schaumburg High School
before losing to Romeoville High School
in the quarterfinals. Entering his senior season in 1996, he was the top-rated quarterback in the Chicago area and one of 9 local players ranked among the nation's top 100. Although he was a standout in football, he earned a Chicago Tribune
prep athlete of the week award for his basketball performance both as a junior and as a senior. In the spring, before his senior season, he announced that he intended to attend Notre Dame
. Kustok chose Notre Dame over Northwestern
. Kustok earned the 1997 Tribune Scholar Athlete of the Year award from the Chicago Tribune
.
Entering his senior season, USA Today
rated him as one of the top 25 prospects in Illinois. That season, he again led Sandburg to the Class 6A football playoffs, but the team only went 6–4 as he endured injuries and an inexperienced offensive line. That season he was an All-Area special mention athlete in both football and basketball. Although head coach
Lou Holtz
left Notre Dame following the 1996 season, Kustok remained committed to his replacement Bob Davie even though Ron Powlus
decided not to enter the 1997 NFL Draft
. After his senior season, he was ranked as the second best quarterback (behind Antwaan Randle El
) and seventh best football prospect in the Chicago area. In his 1997 senior spring, he won the regional competition for the Footaction High School Quarterback Challenge, which qualified him to compete at the Wide World of Sports Complex
at Walt Disney World against 14 other high school quarterbacks.
as a quarterback for the scout team at Notre Dame. During 1998 Spring football, freshman Kustok found himself in a battle with junior Jarious Jackson
, sophomore Eric Chappell, and incoming freshman Arnaz Battle
for the starting role in a newly revamped option offense
for the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
. Kustok, like Powlus before him, was more of a drop back passer and suddenly found himself fourth on the depth chart
at the beginning of the 1998 Notre Dame season. In late September, he decided to leave the program. While at the University of Notre Dame
he was a Dean's List scholar with a 3.519 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. He transferred to Moraine Valley Junior College near his family in Orland Park. In December 1998, he committed to Kansas
. However, Kansas received a commitment from Dylen Smith, and Kustok received offers from outgoing Northwestern coach Gary Barnett
, who was transitioning to a new job as Colorado Buffaloes football
head coach as well as an offer from Northwestern. In February 1999, Kustok committed to Northwestern. The following summer, incumbent quarterback, Gavin Hoffman, announced he was transferring to Penn
.
Upon transferring the date of his athletic eligibility was contested because although by all accounts Kustok left Notre Dame on September 28, his transcript
s were not registered an official date of October 21. This necessitated a request for court ordered emergency relief in the Cook County
Circuit Court
. He sought immediate eligibility which was denied. In mid-September the NCAA settled with Kustok and granted him eligibility for the October 2nd game based on the September 28 date. Kustok made his debut after Northwestern fell behind Minnesota 14–0 in the game and head coach Randy Walker removed starter Nick Kreinbrink. The following week he started against Indiana.
He was a 2001 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
along with Joey Harrington
, David Carr
, Eric Crouch
and Kurt Kittner
. During that season as team co-captain and team MVP, he compiled a school-record and Big Ten-leading 3,272 yards of total offense
, which ranked tenth in the nation. He was co-MVP of the 2000 Alamo Bowl
along with Dan Alexander and Kyle Vanden Bosch
of Nebraska
.
Kustok graduated with the following Northwestern football records, many of which have been broken:
as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2002 following the 2002 NFL Draft
. He was waived on August 26 during initial roster cuts.
out of football, Kustok signed with the Green Bay Packers
on February 7, 2003. He was allocated to NFL Europe
on February 14 to play for the Berlin Thunder
, and returned to the Packers on March 25. He was waived on June 17.
to a two-year contract on March 26, 2004. He was released on May 2.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...
who was starting
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
from 1999 to 2001. He originally matriculated at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
, but suffered from a change in the offensive game plan when Bob Davie replaced Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker in the United States...
, who had recruited him. Early in his second season in 1998
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL...
he left the program and joined Northwestern after its fifth game in 1999
1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the...
. Despite playing only two and a half seasons for Northwestern, he is the current Northwestern recordholder for many quarterback rushing and passing statistics, including single season and career rushing touchdowns, career rushing yardage, career and single-season consecutive games with a touchdown pass and career consecutive pass attempts without an interception. He was a 2001 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...
finalist.
Personal
Kustok is the son of Allan and Anita Kustok. Allan was a member of Mendel's 1968 team(now St. Martin de Porres High School), which won the 1968 Prep Bowl championship. He also played catcher on the baseball team. Allan played football for IllinoisIllinois Fighting Illini football
The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...
. Allan had a tryout with the Chicago Bears. Zak's younger sister Sarah became Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
2000 Girls High School Basketball Player of the Year and captain of the DePaul Blue Demons
DePaul Blue Demons
The DePaul Blue Demons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of DePaul University, located in Chicago Illinois. The Blue Demons participate in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big East Conference....
women's basketball team before becoming a reporter for Comcast SportsNet
Comcast SportsNet
Comcast SportsNet is a group of regional sports networks in the United States primarily owned by the Comcast cable television company....
. His wife Nicole (formerly Kuznia) was named Minnesota's 1999 Junior Miss and was also an All-American cross country runner at Northwestern.
On September 29, 2010, Kustok's mother was shot and killed, with his father accused as the murderer. She worked at Central Elementary School in Riverside, Illinois
Riverside, Illinois
Riverside is an affluent suburban village in Cook County, Illinois. A significant portion of the village is in the Riverside Landscape Architecture District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. The population was 8,895 at the 2000 census...
. Allan's bail was set at $2 million.
Youth career
As a freshman, Kustok led Lincoln-Way Central High SchoolLincoln-Way Central High School
Lincoln Way Central High School or LWCHS, is a public four-year high school located approximately 3.5 miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of Schoolhouse Rd. and the Lincoln Highway in New Lenox, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
to a SICA West championship. By the time he was a sophomore during the 1994–95 school year, he was as well known as one of the best football prospects in the Chicago metropolitan area as he was as a scholar who ranked first in his class of 925 students. He also started at point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
on the basketball team.
Kustok was unhappy at Lincoln-Way, so his family moved from to . Thus, as a junior, he transferred to Sandburg High School, and he led them to the an 11–0 start to their season and a second round of the 1995 Class 6A playoffs win against Schaumburg High School
Schaumburg High School
Schaumburg High School, or SHS is a public four-year high school located in Schaumburg, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States.-History:Schaumburg High School opened on September 17th 1970...
before losing to Romeoville High School
Romeoville High School
Romeoville High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located in Romeoville, Illinois that opened in 1963 as Lockport West....
in the quarterfinals. Entering his senior season in 1996, he was the top-rated quarterback in the Chicago area and one of 9 local players ranked among the nation's top 100. Although he was a standout in football, he earned a Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
prep athlete of the week award for his basketball performance both as a junior and as a senior. In the spring, before his senior season, he announced that he intended to attend Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
. Kustok chose Notre Dame over Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats football
The Northwestern Wildcats football team, representing Northwestern University, is a NCAA Division I team and member of the Big Ten Conference, with evidence of organization in 1876...
. Kustok earned the 1997 Tribune Scholar Athlete of the Year award from the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
.
Entering his senior season, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
rated him as one of the top 25 prospects in Illinois. That season, he again led Sandburg to the Class 6A football playoffs, but the team only went 6–4 as he endured injuries and an inexperienced offensive line. That season he was an All-Area special mention athlete in both football and basketball. Although head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker in the United States...
left Notre Dame following the 1996 season, Kustok remained committed to his replacement Bob Davie even though Ron Powlus
Ron Powlus
Ronald Lee Powlus is a former American football quarterback, former quarterbacks coach for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, and current quarterbacks coach for the University of Akron Zips football team....
decided not to enter the 1997 NFL Draft
1997 NFL Draft
The 1997 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 19–20, 1997. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that...
. After his senior season, he was ranked as the second best quarterback (behind Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He attended Indiana University, after turning down a Major League Baseball draft selection by the Chicago Cubs in 1997...
) and seventh best football prospect in the Chicago area. In his 1997 senior spring, he won the regional competition for the Footaction High School Quarterback Challenge, which qualified him to compete at the Wide World of Sports Complex
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort. The complex includes 9 venues and hosts numerous amateur and professional sporting events throughout the year....
at Walt Disney World against 14 other high school quarterbacks.
College career
Kustok spent the 1997 season1997 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-A level, began in late summer 1997 and culminated with the major bowl games in early January 1998. The national championship was...
as a quarterback for the scout team at Notre Dame. During 1998 Spring football, freshman Kustok found himself in a battle with junior Jarious Jackson
Jarious Jackson
Jarious K. Jackson is an American and Canadian football quarterback who is currently playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.-High school:...
, sophomore Eric Chappell, and incoming freshman Arnaz Battle
Arnaz Battle
Arnaz Jerome Battle is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
for the starting role in a newly revamped option offense
Option offense
The option offense is a generic term that is used to describe a wide variety of offensive systems in American football. Option offenses are characterized as such due to the predominance of option running plays employed in these schemes. Option offenses have traditionally relied heavily upon running...
for the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL...
. Kustok, like Powlus before him, was more of a drop back passer and suddenly found himself fourth on the depth chart
Depth chart
In sports, a depth chart is used to show the placements of the starting players and the secondary players. Generally a starting player will be listed first or on top while a back-up will be listed below...
at the beginning of the 1998 Notre Dame season. In late September, he decided to leave the program. While at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
he was a Dean's List scholar with a 3.519 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. He transferred to Moraine Valley Junior College near his family in Orland Park. In December 1998, he committed to Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
. However, Kansas received a commitment from Dylen Smith, and Kustok received offers from outgoing Northwestern coach Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Fort Lewis College , Northwestern University , and the University of Colorado at Boulder , compiling a career college football record of 92–94–2...
, who was transitioning to a new job as Colorado Buffaloes football
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...
head coach as well as an offer from Northwestern. In February 1999, Kustok committed to Northwestern. The following summer, incumbent quarterback, Gavin Hoffman, announced he was transferring to Penn
Penn Quakers football
The Penn Quakers football team is the college football team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. The Penn Quakers have competed in the Ivy League since its inaugural season of 1956, and are currently a Division I Football Championship Subdivision member of the National...
.
Upon transferring the date of his athletic eligibility was contested because although by all accounts Kustok left Notre Dame on September 28, his transcript
Transcript (education)
In education, a transcript is an inventory of the courses taken and grades earned of a student throughout a course.- United States :In United States education, a transcript is a copy of a student's permanent academic record which usually means all courses taken, all grades received, all...
s were not registered an official date of October 21. This necessitated a request for court ordered emergency relief in the Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
Circuit Court
Circuit court
Circuit court is the name of court systems in several common law jurisdictions.-History:King Henry II instituted the custom of having judges ride around the countryside each year to hear appeals, rather than forcing everyone to bring their appeals to London...
. He sought immediate eligibility which was denied. In mid-September the NCAA settled with Kustok and granted him eligibility for the October 2nd game based on the September 28 date. Kustok made his debut after Northwestern fell behind Minnesota 14–0 in the game and head coach Randy Walker removed starter Nick Kreinbrink. The following week he started against Indiana.
He was a 2001 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...
along with Joey Harrington
Joey Harrington
John Joseph "Joey" Harrington, Jr. is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions third overall in the 2002 NFL Draft, where he played for most of his professional career. He ranks third all-time in Detroit history in pass completions, with 986...
, David Carr
David Carr
David Duke Carr is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans first overall in the 2002 NFL Draft...
, Eric Crouch
Eric Crouch
Eric Eugene Crouch is an American quarterback for the Omaha Nighthawks. He also is a TV sports analyst and recreational equipment vendor....
and Kurt Kittner
Kurt Kittner
Kurt Kittner is a former American football player for the Chicago Bears. He was a quarterback for the University of Illinois during their 2001 Big Ten Championship.-High school career:...
. During that season as team co-captain and team MVP, he compiled a school-record and Big Ten-leading 3,272 yards of total offense
Total offense
Total offense is an American football and Canadian football statistic representing the total number of yards rushing and yards passing by a team or player...
, which ranked tenth in the nation. He was co-MVP of the 2000 Alamo Bowl
2000 Alamo Bowl
The 2000 edition to the Alamo Bowl featured the , and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Despite both teams being ranked, it was the biggest blowout in the game's history...
along with Dan Alexander and Kyle Vanden Bosch
Kyle Vanden Bosch
-Arizona Cardinals:Kyle was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. In his injury-abbreviated rookie season he finished with 12 tackles , one quarterback sack, one hurry, one pass defensed and one...
of Nebraska
2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2000 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Frank Solich and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:...
.
Kustok graduated with the following Northwestern football records, many of which have been broken:
- single-season: total offenseTotal offenseTotal offense is an American football and Canadian football statistic representing the total number of yards rushing and yards passing by a team or player...
(3,272 in 2001; since broken by Mike KafkaMike KafkaMichael John "Mike" Kafka is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.Kafka attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago,...
in 20092009 Northwestern Wildcats football teamThe 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2009–2010 college football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fourth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois...
), touchdown passes (20 in 2001, since broken by Brett BasanezBrett BasanezBrett Stephen Basanez is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Northwestern....
in 2005), rush-pass plays (579 in 2001; since broken by Kafka), rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (11) and touchdowns responsible for (31 in 2001), - career: consecutive games with a TD pass (24), consecutive passes without an interception (277), most 200-yard passing games (14, since broken by Brett BasanezBrett BasanezBrett Stephen Basanez is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Northwestern....
in 2005), touchdowns responsible for (64), rushing yardage by a quarterback (1,294) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (22)
Miami Dolphins
Kustok was signed by the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent on April 26, 2002 following the 2002 NFL Draft
2002 NFL Draft
The 2002 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place April 20–21, 2002 at the theater at...
. He was waived on August 26 during initial roster cuts.
Green Bay Packers
After spending the 2002 season2002 NFL season
The 2002 NFL season was the 83rd regular season of the National Football League.The league went back to an even number of teams, expanding to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each...
out of football, Kustok signed with the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
on February 7, 2003. He was allocated to NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
on February 14 to play for the Berlin Thunder
Berlin Thunder
The Berlin Thunder were a professional American football team in NFL Europe, which was a springtime American football league serving primarily as a developmental league for the National Football League. Most of the players were young American professional players assigned by NFL teams to receive...
, and returned to the Packers on March 25. He was waived on June 17.
Chicago Bears
Kustok was signed by the Chicago BearsChicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
to a two-year contract on March 26, 2004. He was released on May 2.