Deuce Lutui
Lutui in September 2009.
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 5, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Ha'apai, Tonga | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 338 lb (153 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mesa (AZ) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 101 |
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| Games started: | 80 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 1 |
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Taitusi "Deuce" Lutui (born May 4, 1983) is a Tongan-born former American football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and received consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. One of several Tongans who have played in the NFL, he is a cousin of Vai Sikahema, the first Tongan ever to play in the NFL.
Lutui was born in Haʻapai in the Pacific island nation of Tonga. One of six siblings, he is a younger cousin of Vai Sikahema, who became the first Tongan to play in the National Football League when he joined the Arizona Cardinals as a kick returner in 1986. When Lutui was a few months old, his father, Inoke Lutui, moved the family to the United States, settling in Mesa, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. When he was six years old, Lutui survived a car accident that killed one of his sisters and left his father permanently disabled. As a teenager, Lutui had to work to support his family.
Lutui attended Mesa High School, where he played two-way lineman for the school's football team. In 2001, he was named Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, All-State, all-region and all-conference as a two-way lineman for Mesa High School.
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