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Tuiaualuma "Tui" Alailefaleula (born November 5, 1982) is a former
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defensive tackle A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that will typically line up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards, however he may also line up opposite one of the tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the la ...
in the
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. He played college football for the
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, where he played on the offensive line, and was signed as an
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out of the
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, by the
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. Injured in the 2006–2007 NFL season Tui was later cut by the Giants then signed by the
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. Later released on waivers, Tui now works as a youth counselor at the
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in Anchorage, Alaska and is an assistant football coach and offensive line coach at Bartlett High School, where he went to high school. He also plays
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for the
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of the
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.Alaska Wild
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1982 births American football defensive tackles American sportspeople of Samoan descent Green Bay Packers players Living people New York Jets players Players of American football from Anchorage, Alaska Washington Huskies football players High school football coaches in Alaska {{Alaska-bio-stub