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Nuʻu Tafisi
Current position
TitleStrength and Conditioning Coach
TeamBrigham Young University
Biographical details
Born (1981-06-30) June 30, 1981 (age 43)
Samoa
Playing career
2003–2004Mt. San Antonio CC
2005–2006California
2007–2009Seattle Seahawks
Position(s)Defensive End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011Boise State (Graduate assistant strength & conditioning)
2012-2014Utah (assistant strength & conditioning)
2015USC (assistant strength & conditioning)
2016-presentBYU (strength & conditioning)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Nu'u Tafisi (/ˈnuːʔuː təˈfiːsiː/;[1] born June 30, 1981 in Samoa) is a former American football defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and current head strength and conditioning coach at Brigham Young University. He was originally signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at California & Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC).

Playing career

Tafisi attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a JC All American from the JC Athletic Bureau/California Community College Football Coaches Association and landed on JC Gridwire's All-America second team at Mt. SAC where he was coached by Iona Uiagaleli. In the 2004 season, Tafisi had 59 tackles, including 16 sacks and 23 solo tackles, and the team finished with an 8-3 record.

He started 24 of 25 games in his two years at the University of California, Berkeley after transferring from Mt. SAC. A second-team All-Pac-10 selection, Tafisi earned the team's Joe Roth Award (for courage, attitude and sportsmanship) in his senior year. He posted 32 tackles, 12 of which were solo, and 5.5 sacks in his final season. He debuted at Cal with 38 tackles, 30 of which were solo, and 3.5 sacks. After college he was a member of the Seattle Seahawks from 2007 to 2009.

Coaching career

After working as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2011 to 2015, Tafisi was hired by Kalani Sitake as the head strength and conditioning coach at BYU.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tafisi on Calbears.CSTV". calbears.cstv.com. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Kaufusi, Empey and Tafisi named to BYU football staff | The Official Site of BYU Athletics". byucougars.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
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