Lofa Tatupu
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 15, 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wrentham (MA) King Philip | ||||||||
| College: | Maine / USC | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 549 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 8.5 |
| Interceptions: | 10 |
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Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupu (born November 15, 1982) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was an assistant linebackers coach with the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC). Tatupu was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Tatupu was born in San Diego, California and graduated in 2001 from King Philip Regional High School in Wrentham, Massachusetts, where he played quarterback and linebacker in his junior and senior year. His high school coach was his father Mosi Tatupu, a fullback and special teamer who played for the New England Patriots. As a quarterback, Lofa Tatupu threw for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for 450 yards and five touchdowns. As a linebacker, Tatupu made 100 tackles. The Sun Chronicle named Tatupu a local high school All-Star in 1999 and 2000.
Tatupu spent his freshman year of college at the University of Maine before transferring to the University of Southern California, where he majored in sociology and played for the USC Trojans football team. He wore the number 58, which was later worn by another USC linebacker of Samoan heritage, Rey Maualuga. Tatupu played within the player development program managed by head coach Pete Carroll and assistant head coach for defense and linebacker coach Ken Norton Jr. The USC linebacker system ("USC Linebacker U") has developed many NFL stars, often touted as the most talented linebacker corps in college football.
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