Cassh Maluia (born October 3, 1998) is an

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who is a free agent. He played college football at

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, and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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College career

Maluia grew up in

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and signed with Wyoming, the first school to offer him a football scholarship, out of high school. As a sophomore, Maluia recorded 74 tackles. In his senior season in 2019, he had 61 tackles (including seven for a loss), half a sack, and two interceptions while starting at weak-side linebacker. He earned honorable mention all- Mountain West Conference honors. In his career at Wyoming Maluia had 197 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Maluia was selected by the

in the sixth round of the

with the 204th overall pick. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster the following day. He was waived on November 10, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and December 28 for the team's weeks 10 and 16 games against the

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and

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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. On January 2, 2021, Maluia was promoted to the active roster. He was waived after the season on March 23, 2021. On August 7, 2021, Maluia re-signed with the Patriots. He was waived on August 24, 2021.

Tennessee Titans

On August 26, 2021, Maluia signed with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 29, 2021.

References

External links

Wyoming Cowboys bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maluia, Cassh 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Compton, California American football linebackers Wyoming Cowboys football players New England Patriots players Tennessee Titans players