Zak Kustok, former practice squad quarterback with the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers has been subpoenaed, and is on the list of potential witnesses for the murder trial of his father, Allan Kustok. He is on trial for murdering his wife Jeanie Kustok. Opening arguments begin today at Bridgeview County Courthouse.
Zak Kustok is the brother of Sarah Kustok, a current Brooklyn Nets presenter formerly of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. According to an exclusive interview I had with Sarah Kustok in January of 2010, Zak Kustok today is…
“These days, Zak is in spinal device sales with NuVasive and lives in Chicago with his wife, Nicole.”
Sarah Kustok has since gone back to New York and returned to work, until she is called to the stand.
Zak Kustok originally committed to Notre Dame before transferring to Kansas and later Northwestern where he graduated with the following NU football records many of which have been broken:
single-season: total offense (3,272 in 2001; since broken by Mike Kafka in 2009), touchdown passes (20 in 2001, since broken by Brett Basanez 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 Basanez in 2005), touchdowns responsible for (64), rushing yardage by a quarterback (1,294) and rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (22)
Zak Kustok was not drafted by the NFL upon graduating from NU in 2001.
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