Lavasier Tuinei
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 29, 1990 Arcadia, Indiana, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Arcadia (IN) Hamilton Heights |
| College |
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| Career history | |
| 2012 | Seattle Seahawks* |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals * |
| 2013 | Dallas Cowboys* |
| 2013 | New England Patriots* |
| 2014 | BC Lions |
| 2015 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2016 | Guangzhou Power |
| 2017 | Baltimore Brigade |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Lavasier T. Tuinei (born September 29, 1990) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Oregon.
College career
[edit | edit source]Tuinei played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Oregon from 2009 to 2011. During his career he had 108 receptions for 1,212 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was the Offensive Player of the Game in the 2012 Rose Bowl after recording eight receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Tuinei played only 9 games in his first season, adding 24 receptions for 217 yards and no touchdowns.
In Tuinei's second season, he played 10 games, finishing the season with 36 receptions for 396 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In his final season, Tuinei played all 14 games. He went on to catch 48 passes for 599 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tuinei played a critical role in the Oregon Ducks win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2012 Rose Bowl. [1]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Tuinei spent time with the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots without playing in any games.[2] Tuinei signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in July 2014.[3]
Tuinei was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the tenth round of the 2016 CAFL draft.[4] He caught 21 passes for 337 yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2016 season.[5]
Personal
[edit | edit source]His father, Van Tuinei, played in the NFL from 1997 to 2000.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Rose Bowl: Oregon Ducks senior wide receiver Lavasier Tuinei saves best for last with career day [1]
- ^ Agent: New England Patriots sign former Oregon WR Lavasier Tuinei
- ^ Ullrich: Receiver finds himself a job with the Lions
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hamilton County, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- American football wide receivers
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Oregon Ducks football players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Dallas Cowboys players
- New England Patriots players
- BC Lions players
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
- Guangzhou Power players
- Baltimore Brigade players
- Golden West Rustlers football players
- American people of Samoan descent
- Sportspeople of Samoan descent