Toniuolevaiavea Satele Fonoti was born on November 26,1981 and is an American-Samoan former professional player of American football who was a guard in the National Football League.
17 Facts About Toniu Fonoti
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Toniu Fonoti played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and earned consensus All-American honors.
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Toniu Fonoti attended El Camino High School in Oceanside, California, and played high school football for the El Camino Wildcats.
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Toniu Fonoti played his last two years of high school for the Kahuku Red Raiders, located on the north shore of Oahu and earned all-state 1st team honors.
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Toniu Fonoti is only the third freshman in Nebraska team history to earn playing time on the Cornhuskers' offensive line.
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Toniu Fonoti was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2000 and 2001, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following his 2001 junior season.
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Toniu Fonoti was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and a finalist for the Outland Trophy.
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Toniu Fonoti was noted for "[obliterating] defenders at the line of scrimmage", and "[keeping] his feet moving in pass protection and anchors, not giving up an inch of ground".
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Toniu Fonoti was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round, with the 39th overall pick, of the 2002 NFL draft.
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On October 18,2005, Toniu Fonoti was traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a conditional 2006 draft pick.
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Toniu Fonoti signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 20,2006.
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Toniu Fonoti signed with the Miami Dolphins on November 7,2006.
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Toniu Fonoti signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an unrestricted free agent on March 14,2007, and was released on August 4,2007.
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Toniu Fonoti signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 25,2008, and was released on August 30,2008.
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Toniu Fonoti signed with the Detroit Lions on May 5,2009.
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Toniu Fonoti has a brother, Tauala'i, who plays football at Stanford and another younger brother, La'auli, who plays football at New Mexico State University.
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Toniu Fonoti's sister, Dionne Fonoti, is a lecturer at the National University of Samoa.