Paul Fanaika

Pauliasi "Paul" Fanaika (born April 9, 1986) is a former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State.

Paul Fanaika
Fanaika with the Arizona Cardinals
No. 63, 66, 74
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1986-04-09) April 9, 1986
San Mateo, California
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:327 lb (148 kg)
Career information
High school:Millbrae (CA) Mills
College:Arizona State
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 213
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:33
Games started:30
Player stats at NFL.com

Fanaika has been a member of the Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns, Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs.

Early years

Fanaika attended Mills High School in Millbrae, California.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles
Fanaika in August 2009.

Fanaika was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 5, 2009. He was re-signed to their practice squad on September 6, 2009.

Washington Redskins

Fanaika was signed off the Eagles practice squad on November 23 by the Washington Redskins. He was waived on June 14, 2010.

Cleveland Browns

Fanaika was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on June 15, 2010 but released on September 4, 2010 before the season started. One day later, he signed with the Browns' practice squad.

Seattle Seahawks

Fanaika was signed off the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 14, 2010 by the Seattle Seahawks.

Arizona Cardinals

Fanaika signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 24, 2013, and started all 16 games that season.

Kansas City Chiefs

Fanaika signed a $8.1 million, three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 11, 2015.[1][2]

On April 26, 2016, the Chiefs released Fanaika.[3]

Personal life

Has a cousin Jason Fanaika went to Utah State and then transferred to Utah. He played one season with the San Francisco 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL before retiring.[4]

References
  1. "Chiefs Sign Offensive Lineman Paul Fanaika". KCChiefs.com. March 12, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. Paylor, Terez (March 12, 2015). "Chiefs officially sign guard Paul Fanaika". KansasCityStar.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. Alper, Josh (April 26, 2016). "Chiefs release Paul Fanaika". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. "Utah edge rusher Jason Fanaika has a cousin on the Chiefs". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
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