Patrick Chukwurah Patrick C . Chukwurah ( born March 1 , 1979 ) is a Nigerian American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft . He played college football at Wyoming . Chukwurah has also been a member of the Houston Texans , Denver Broncos , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Florida Tuskers , and the Seattle Seahawks . College career . Chukwurah went to the University of Wyoming . He was a three year starter there and played in 45 career games while racking up 245 tackles and 27 sacks . As a senior , he earned first team All - Mountain West Conference honors , recording 100 tackles and seven sacks . He was UW ' s defensive captain his senior year . As a junior , he was a second team all - conference selection and earned defensive MVP honors . He ranks 11th on UW ' s tackles list . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . He was drafted with the 26th pick of the 5th round in the 2001 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings . On June 18 , he signed a 3 - year contract with the Minnesota Vikings . During the 2001 season , he played in all 16 games , starting 3 of them , while recording 9 tackles and 2½ sacks . He made his NFL debut on September 9 , 2001 against the Carolina Panthers , recording 4 tackles and becoming the first Viking rookie linebacker to start a game since Dwayne Rudd did it in 1997 and the first to start the opener since Roy Winston did it back in 1962 . On November 19 , he started his second career game against the New York Giants recording his first career sack , sacking quarterback Kerry Collins for a 14 yard loss . That game , he started at defensive end . On December 16 , Chukwurah recorded a career high 1½ sacks against the Detroit Lions . In 2002 , Patrick Chukwurah played in 11 games , starting two of them . He recorded a career high 14 tackles , recording 12 of them on special teams . At the Chicago Bears on September 8 , 2002 , he recorded 4 tackles , and on October 13 , he recorded a career high 7 tackles against the Detroit Lions . On February 27 , 2003 , he was cut by the Vikings . Houston Texans . On March 1 , 2003 , Chukwurah was acquired from waivers . During the training camp prior to the 2003 season , Patrick Chukwurah tried out for the Houston Texans , however got cut at the final cutdown on September 1 . Denver Broncos . On December 24 , 2003 , he signed with the Denver Broncos , but was only on the 53 - man roster for 2 days , and was released on December 26 . He re - signed with the Broncos on January 13 , 2004 after the season ended . During the 2004 season , he played in 14 games recording only 4 tackles appearing primarily as a defensive end on passing downs . In 2005 , he once again played in 14 games recording 9 tackles , two on defense and seven on special teams . He played in both postseason games that year , recording a special teams tackle against the New England Patriots on January 14 , and played against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game on January 22 . On April 3 , 2006 , he re - signed with the Denver Broncos . During the 2006 season , Chukwurah converted to denfensive end . He made his first career start at defensive end in week 1 against the St . Louis Rams . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . On March 2 , 2007 , the first day of free agency , the Bucs signed Chukwurah to a five - year , $ 5 . 5 million contract . They released him after only one season with the Bucs on June 19 , 2008 . He later resigned with them on August 27 , 2008 , but was released again on August 30 . He was resigned to the Bucs roster on December 17 , 2008 . Florida Tuskers . Chukwurah was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 25 , 2009 . In the league ' s first season , Chukwurah led the league in sacks . Seattle Seahawks . Chukwurah was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on January 8 , 2013 .