Nuʻu Tafisi

Nu'u Tafisi (/ˈnuːʔuː təˈfiːsiː/;[1] born June 30, 1981) 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).

Nuʻu Tafisi
Current position
TitleStrength and conditioning coach
TeamBYU
Biographical details
Born (1981-06-30) June 30, 1981
Western Samoa
Playing career
2003–2004Mt. San Antonio
2005–2006California
2007–2009Seattle Seahawks
Position(s)Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011Boise State (GA/S&C)
2012–2014Utah (assistant S&C)
2015USC (assistant S&C)
2016–presentBYU (S&C)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
JUCO All-American (2004)
2× Second-team All-Pac-10 (2005–2006)

Playing career

Born in Western Samoa, Tafisi attended East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Mt. San Antonio College, he was a JC Gridwire second-team All-American. In the 2004 season, Tafisi had 59 tackles, including 16 sacks and 23 solo tackles, and the team finished with an 8–3 record.[1]

He started 24 of 25 games in his two years at the University of California, Berkeley after transferring from Mt. San Antonio. 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 played for 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. "Nu'u Tafisi". University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  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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