Azur Kamara
Azur Kamara (born September 26, 1998) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Kansas. Early years. Kamara was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He moved to the United States at the age of 10, after his mother finally gained approval to send for her four children (there was a maximum of three children allowed). His mother had arrived 5 years earlier as a refugee from the First Ivorian Civil War. He attended Central High School. As a freshman, he began playing American football for the first  time. As a senior, he had 106 tackles, 25.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, while receiving All-conference honors. College career. Arizona Western. Kamara enrolled at Arizona Western College. As a freshman, he tallied 45 tackles, 13.5 tackles-for-loss, 8 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries. As a sophomore, he posted 30 tackles, 15.5 tackles-for-loss (led the team), 12.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, one pass breakup and one blocked kick, while contributing to the team reaching the NJCAA national title game. Kansas. He transferred to the University of Kansas after his sophomore  season. As a junior, he appeared in all 12 games with 3 starts. He registered 16 tackles (5 for loss), one sack, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. As a senior, he was named the starter at outside linebacker. He started 12 games, while making 51 tackles (sixth on the team), 6 tackles-for-loss (second on the team), 3.5 sacks and 4 quarterback hurries. Kamara played with fellow Jayhawk Hakeem Adeniji in the 2020 Senior Bowl. Professional career. Dallas Cowboys. Kamara was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2020  NFL Draft on April 27, 2020. On August 1, 2020, he was waived with an injury designation. After going unclaimed on waivers, he reverted to the Cowboys' injured reserve. During training camp in 2021, Kamara, along with his mother who attended a game of his for the first time, was featured on "Hard Knocks" as he battled for a roster spot. He appeared in nine games, playing mostly on special teams, and recorded three tackles. He was waived on December 20. Carolina Panthers. On December 21, 2021, Kamara was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. On December 22, he  was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. He was activated on December 28. His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 10th, 2022.