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American football player and coach (born )

American football player

Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupu (born November 15, ) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. Tatupu was selected by Seahawks in the second round of the NFL draft. After his playing career, he was an assistant linebackers coach with the Seahawks.

Early life

Tatupu was born in San Diego, California and graduated in 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 yards and 10 touchdowns and rushed for yards and five touchdowns. As a linebacker, Tatupu made tackles. The Sun Chronicle named Tatupu a local high school All-Star in and

College career

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.

Tatupu started 25 games during his two years for the Trojans. He finished his USC career with tackles, nine sacks, seven interceptions, three fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, 18 pass deflections, and one touchdown. He received first-team

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American football player

Mosiula Faasuka Tatupu (April 26, – February 23, ) was an American professional football player who was a running back for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC). He played in the NFL as a running back and on special teams with New England Patriots from to and the Los Angeles Rams in He was elected to the Pro Bowl in He became a football coach after his playing career.

High school career

Tatupu was a standout player at Punahou School in Honolulu, where he set many Hawaii state rushing records. He graduated in

College career

Tatupu attended the University of Southern California, playing in the Hula Bowl and finished his career with rushing attempts for yards ( yards per attempt avg.). The Mosi Tatupu Award&#;, given annually to the College Football Special Teams Player of the Year by the Maui Quarterback Club and the Hula Bowl, bears his name.

NFL career

Drafted in eighth round with the th overall pick of the NFL draft by the New England Patriots, Tatupu played fullback and became an ace on special teams. He rushed the ball times for 2, yards and 18 touchdowns; in the season he led the league with rushing yards per attempt. He caught 96 passes for yards and two touchdowns for his career. His season high for rushing yards came in with rushing yards and four touchdowns, while in he set a personal best with 16 catches for yards. In against the Los Angeles Raiders, Tatupu threw a yard touchdown to Tony Collins. However, the Patriots were terrible late in his career (they went 1–15 in his final season) and his playing time was sharply reduced in his final three years with the team; in one instance, Chris Berman mined humor from a blowout New England loss by showing all 13 receptions by Tatupu in the game, because none of the catches produced a tou

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Biography

Career Summary

Lofa Tatupu was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from to , finishing his career as the assistant linebackers coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Over his two years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of

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