Rey Maualuga
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Position (s): Linebacker |
Jersey number (s): 58 |
| born January 20, 1987 in Fort Sill , Oklahoma | |
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| Active : 2009 - 2017 | |
| NFL Draft : 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | |
| College : USC | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Tackles | 607 |
| Sacks | 4.0 |
| Interceptions | 7th |
| Forced fumbles | 6th |
| Passes prevented | 21st |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Rey Maualuga (* 20th January 1987 in Fort Sill , Oklahoma ) is a former American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Miami Dolphins as a linebacker .
college
Maualuga attended the University of Southern California and played for their team, the Trojans, which was then coached by Pete Carroll , from 2005 to 2008 very successfully college football . Despite the strong linebacker corps of the Trojans - in addition to Maualuga, Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews also belonged to the team - he was used regularly and was able to set a total of 164 tackles and score 9.0 sacks . He has been accepted into various selection teams for his achievements and has received various awards, including the prestigious Chuck Bednarik Award in 2008 .
NFL
Cincinnati Bengals
He was selected at the NFL Draft 2009 in the second round as a total of 38th by the Cincinnati Bengals and was able to establish himself immediately. In his rookie season he was a starter in 15 games and has been one of the pillars of the Bengals defense ever since.
In 2012 he was fined $ 15,750 for undue hardship after a game against the New York Giants .
In 2014 he took on a supporting role in the Disney production Million Dollar Arm , directed by Craig Gillespie .
Miami Dolphins
In August 2017, Maualuga joined the Miami Dolphins .
On November 18, Maualuga was arrested for assault and shortly afterwards the Dolphins released him.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ College statistics on www.pro-football-reference.com, accessed on May 15, 2016
- ↑ Report on www.nfl.com from November 16, 2012, accessed on May 15, 2016
- ↑ Report on www.nfl.com from August 19, 2017, accessed on September 15, 2017
- ↑ Sun Sentinel report of November 18, 2017, accessed February 23, 2018
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| SURNAME | Maualuga, Rey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Sill , Oklahoma , United States |