Tevita Finau
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hamilton, New Zealand | January 13, 1986
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 283 lb (128 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 |
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.
He has been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, and Houston Texans.
Early years[]
Born in Hamilton, New Zealand, to Tolu and Takinima Finau, 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[]
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 42 tackles.
Professional career[]
Dallas Cowboys[]
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 & Philadelphia Eagles. Finau was released from the practice squad on November 27, 2012.
New York Jets[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ "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 7, 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 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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 August 30, 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 1, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Texans cut 18 players, including Louis Nix III". espn.go.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
External links[]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- New Zealand players of American football
- People from Lahaina, Hawaii
- American football defensive ends
- Utah Utes football players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- New York Jets players
- Houston Texans players
- American people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand emigrants to the United States