Fui Vakapuna
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| Position | Fullback |
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| Born | March 9, 1984 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East (Salt Lake City) |
| College | BYU |
| NFL draft | 2009: 7th round, 215th overall pick |
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Fui Vakapuna (pronounced foo-ē vac-uh-poo-nǎ; born March 9, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for the BYU Cougars.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Cincinnati Bengals
[edit | edit source]His attempt to make the Bengals' roster was chronicled on the HBO series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.[2] Vakapuna was released by the Bengals after the preseason and signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. On November 3, 2009 the Bengals re-signed him to their 53-man roster.
New York Jets
[edit | edit source]Vakapuna was signed by the New York Jets on May 23, 2012.[3] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 1, 2012.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a mission in the Carlsbad, California area from 2004 until early spring 2006. Vakapuna is a cousin to former Vikings fullback Naufahu Tahi and his father-in-law was American Samoa's governor Eni Faleomavaega. Vakapuna married his wife on July 11, 2009.
Vakapuna has served as the Assistant to the Athletic Director for Student Services at Brigham Young University beginning in 2013.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- New York Jets bio Archived 2012-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Cincinnati Bengals bio
- Brigham Young bio
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Kane County, Utah
- Players of American football from Salt Lake City
- American Latter Day Saints
- BYU Cougars football players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- New York Jets players
- American people of Tongan descent
- American Mormon missionaries in the United States
- 21st-century Mormon missionaries
- East High School (Utah) alumni