Tuesday, May 1, 2012

OAKLAND, Calif. – San Diego defensive end Mario Kurn has signed with the National Football League's Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent, NFL.com reported today.

Kurn was a unanimous 2010 first-team All-PFL selection at defensive end after leading all Division I FCS players with 17 sacks while also recording 27 tackles for loss. He was  a first-team All-America slection by The Sports Network and a second-team All-America honoree by the Associated Press. In 2011, he was a second-team All-PFL pickafter recording 12.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss.

He is the fifth Pioneer Football League student-athlete to be signed by an NFL team in the past five seasons.

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