Tevita Tolu Finau (born January 13, 1986) is a New Zealand-born former American football defensive end. He played college football at Utah. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 13, 1986 Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Kahuku (HI) |
| College: | Utah |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, and Houston Texans.
Early years edit
Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, to Tolu Halaapiapi and Finau Takinima, he lived in Maui until he was eight, in Tonga from years 8 to 12, and in Hawaii until he finished high school. Finau attended three high schools in Hawaii: Lahaina High School as a freshman and sophomore, Maui High School in his junior year, and Kahuku High & Intermediate School as a senior. He helped Kahuku win the Hawaii State Championship in 2004.[1]
College career edit
Finau played two seasons of junior college football for Phoenix College before originally committing to play football at West Virginia University. The highly-touted recruit never made it to Morgantown however, and Finau eventually ended up enrolling at the University of Utah, where he appeared in 21 games in his two-year career for the Utes and finished with 72 tackles, 6 1/2 sacks, 13 TFL's
Professional career edit
Dallas Cowboys edit
Finau was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad on November 14, 2012 after going undrafted and spending time in training camp with both the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. Finau was released from the practice squad on November 27, 2012.
New York Jets edit
Finau was signed to the New York Jets practice squad on December 5, 2012.[2] He signed a future/reserve contract on December 31, 2012.[3] He was released on August 31, 2013.[4] He was signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[5] Finau was released on August 30, 2014[6] and signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[7]
Houston Texans edit
Finau was signed by the Houston Texans to a reserve futures contract on December 30, 2014. He was cut on September 6, 2015.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Tevita Finau". University of Utah. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ Jets Media Relations Department (December 5, 2012). "DT Finau Signed to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ Jets Media Relations Department (December 31, 2012). "Jets Sign 8 to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2013). "Jets Move 22, Get Down to 53-Man Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2013). "3 Arrive Via Waivers; 7 Added to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 30, 2014). "Jets Make Final Cuts to Get to 53". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2014). "Seven Signed to Jets Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Texans cut 18 players, including Louis Nix III". espn.go.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.