Cassh Maluia

Cassh Maluia (born October 3, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming, and was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Cassh Maluia
No. 46 – New England Patriots
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Paramount
(Paramount, California)
College:Wyoming
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Maluia grew up in Compton, California and signed with Wyoming, the first school to offer him a football scholarship, out of high school.[1] As a sophomore, Maluia recorded 74 tackles.[2] In his senior season in 2019, he had 61 tackles (including seven for a loss), half a sack, and two interceptions while starting at weak-side linebacker.[3] He earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors. In his career at Wyoming Maluia had 197 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss.[2]

Professional career

Maluia was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 204th overall pick.[2] He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster the following day.[6] He was waived on November 10, 2020,[7] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[8] He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 for the team's week 10 game against the Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[9] On January 2, 2021, Maluia was promoted to the active roster for week 17 against the New York Jets.[10]

References
  1. Potter, Davis (April 26, 2020). "Being drafted a 'breathtaking' experience for Wyoming's Cassh Maluia". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. Potter, Davis (April 25, 2020). "New England Patriots draft Wyoming LB Cassh Maluia in sixth round". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. Roche, Conor (April 25, 2020). "Patriots select Cassh Maluia with 204th pick in 2020 NFL Draft". Boston.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. Alper, Josh (2020-09-05). "Patriots waive Justin Rohrwasser, Cassh Maluia". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. Dussault, Mike (September 6, 2020). "Analysis: Breaking down Patriots initial 2020 practice squad". New England Patriots. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. "Patriots sign two players to the 53-man roster from the practice squad; place two players on injured reserve". Patriots.com. September 7, 2020.
  7. "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. November 10, 2020.
  8. "Patriots Sign LB Cassh Maluia to the Practice Squad; Release QB Jake Dolegala from the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. "Patriots Make Series Of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. Callahan, Andrew (January 2, 2021). "Patriots add 5 practice-squad players to active roster for season finale". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 4, 2021.


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