Isame Faciane (born May 11, 1991) is an

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who is a free agent. He played college football as a defensive tackle at Florida International and was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also spent time with the Buffalo Bills,

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, Hamilton Tiger-Cats,

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, Team 9, and Tucson Sugar Skulls.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Faciane signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2014. Faciane chose the Vikings because the defensive line coach was Andre Patterson, his former assistant coach at Florida International. On August 30, 2014, he was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on December 30, 2014. In 2015, Faciane made the transition from defensive tackle to

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. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Vikings and signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 11, 2016. On September 3, 2016, Faciane was again released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on October 18, 2016 following a DWI arrest.

Buffalo Bills

On November 30, 2016, Faciane was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.

Miami Dolphins

On August 5, 2017, Faciane signed with the

. He was waived on September 2, 2017 after making an attempt to transition to the guard position.

Iowa Barnstormers

On January 30, 2018, Faciane signed with the

of the

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Houston Roughnecks

In October 2019, Faciane was drafted by the

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to play for the

. He was waived on February 19, 2020. He signed to the Team 9 practice squad, and then was re-signed by the Roughnecks on March 9, 2020. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.

References

External links

FIU Panthers bio
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