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Sione Fua ( ; born June 15, 1988) is an American football nose tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, after playing three seasons at Stanford University. Fua is of Tongan descent. ==High school career== A native of the San Fernando Valley, Fua attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California. He did not play football until high school, but quickly became the varsity's best two-way lineman. As junior in 2004, Fua did not give up a quarterback sack and helped Crespi win the CIF Southern Section Division X championship. As a senior, Fua had over 60 tackles and eight sacks, while Crespi repeated as division champs, defeating Lompoc 24–14. |} Regarded as a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', he was listed as the No. 47 defensive tackle prospect in the class of 2006. He chose Stanford over offers from Brigham Young, California, and Oregon. Besides football, Fua was also an accomplished wrestler. Competing in the heavyweight division, where he constantly had to keep his weight below the maximum, Fua won a CIF State Wrestling Championship as a senior in 2006. He beat fellow Polynesian Romney Fuga of Huntington Beach Edison High School, who himself became a nose tackle at Brigham Young.〔 Fua became the only wrestler from the San Fernando Valley to win a state title.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sione Fua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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