Paul Fanaika
Personal information | |||||||
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Born: | San Mateo, California | April 9, 1986||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 327 lb (148 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Millbrae (CA) Mills | ||||||
College: | Arizona State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / round: 7 / pick: 213 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||
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Pauliasi "Paul" Fanaika (born April 9, 1986) is an American football offensive guard who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
Fanaika has been a member of the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs.
Early years
Fanaika attended Mills High School in Millbrae, California.
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Fanaika was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 6, 2009.
Washington Redskins
Fanaika was signed off the Eagles practice squad on November 23 by the Washington Redskins. He was waived on June 14, 2010.
Cleveland Browns
Fanaika was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on June 15, 2010 but released on September 4, 2010 before the season started. One day later, he signed with the Browns' practice squad.
Seattle Seahawks
Fanaika was signed off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 14, 2010 by the Seattle Seahawks.
Arizona Cardinals
Fanaika signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 24, 2013, and started all 16 games that season.
Kansas City Chiefs
Fanaika signed a $8.1 million, three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 11, 2015.[1][2]
On April 26, 2016, the Chiefs released Fanaika.[3]
References
- ^ "Chiefs Sign Offensive Lineman Paul Fanaika". KCChiefs.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Paylor, Terez (March 12, 2015). "Chiefs officially sign guard Paul Fanaika". KansasCityStar.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ Alper, Josh (April 26, 2016). "Chiefs release Paul Fanaika". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
External links
- Seattle Seahawks bio Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.
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- American football offensive guards
- Players of American football from California
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American people of Tongan descent
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Washington Redskins players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- People from Millbrae, California
- People from San Mateo, California