Fili Moala

Fili Moala

Moala flashing the "Fight On" sign after a 2008 fall practice
No. -- Free agent
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1985-06-23) June 23, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth:	Buena Park, California
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Anaheim (CA) Western
College:	Southern California
NFL Draft:	2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2009–2014) Houston Texans (2015)*
Career highlights and awards
Senior Bowl invitee (2009) Sporting News Second Team All-American (2008) AP Third Team All-American (2008) First Team All-Pac-10 (2008) USC Defensive Lineman of the Year (2008) All-Pac-10 honorable mention (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2014
Tackles: 88 Quarterback sacks: 3.5 Pass deflections: 3 Forced fumbles: 0 Player stats at NFL.com

Siaosi Toutoupau'u "Fili" Moala (born June 23, 1985) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Southern California, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Moala was the only son in a five-child family and was not permitted by his mother to play football until high school; however he did participate in basketball and baseball. Moala played high school football at Western High School in Anaheim, California, where he was teammates with Mike Iupati. As a senior in 2002 he was a Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tom Lemming All-West and Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 selection.

Moala originally signed with the University of Southern California in 2003, but did not qualify for admission. He attended Cypress College for one year, but did not play football there, before transferring into USC. During his first year at USC in 2004 he was redshirted. In 2005 he started two games for the Trojans recording eight tackles.

During his sophomore season in 2006, Moala pushed for and eventually won the starting spot, starting the last seven games and received All-Pac-10 honorable mention. He finished the season with 20 tackles, 2½ sacks, and one fumble recovery. As a junior in 2007 he started all 13 games recording 33 tackles, 2½ sacks, and was an All-Pac-10 honorable mention.