Lavasier Tuinei
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Lavasier Tuinei
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|29}}
| birth_place = Arcadia, Indiana
| death_date =
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| number = 80, 7
| import = yes
| position1 = Wide receiver
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 220
| high_school = Arcadia (IN) Hamilton Heights
| college = {{ubl|Golden West College (2008) | Oregon (2009-2011)}}
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2012}}*
| playing_team1 = Seattle Seahawks
| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2013}}*
| playing_team2 = Cincinnati Bengals
| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|2013}}*
| playing_team3 = Dallas Cowboys
| playing_years4 = {{NFL Year|2013}}*
| playing_team4 = New England Patriots
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2014}}
| playing_team5 = BC Lions
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2015}}
| playing_team6 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| playing_years7 = {{CAFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team7 = Guangzhou Power
| playing_years8 = {{AFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team8 = Baltimore Brigade
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFL = 5499
}}
Lavasier T. Tuinei (born September 29, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Oregon.
College career
Tuinei played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Oregon from 2009 to 2011. During his career he had 108 receptions for 1,212 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was the Offensive Player of the Game in the 2012 Rose Bowl after recording eight receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns.
Tuinei played only 9 games in his first season, adding 24 receptions for 217 yards and no touchdowns.
In Tuinei's second season, he played 10 games, finishing the season with 36 receptions for 396 yards and 2 touchdowns.
In his final season, Tuinei played all 14 games. He went on to catch 48 passes for 599 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tuinei played a critical role in the Oregon Ducks win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2012 Rose Bowl.
[http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/lavasier-tuinei-player-stats]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL draft, Tuinei spent time with the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots without playing in any games.[http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2013/08/agent_new_england_patriots_sig.html Agent: New England Patriots sign former Oregon WR Lavasier Tuinei] Tuinei signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League in July 2014.[https://montrealgazette.com/sports/Receiver+finds+himself+with+Lions/10250199/story.html Ullrich: Receiver finds himself a job with the Lions]
Tuinei was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the tenth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.{{cite web | url=http://caflfootball.com/cafl-draft-results-are-in/ | title=CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE | publisher=caflfootball.com | date=June 11, 2016 | access-date=October 18, 2016}} He caught 21 passes for 337 yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2016 season.{{cite web | url=http://caflfootball.com/series-final-one-for-the-record-books/ | title=Series Final: One for the Record Books | publisher=caflfootball.com | date=November 6, 2016 | access-date=July 22, 2017 | author=Moninghoff, Mick}}
Personal
His father, Van Tuinei, played in the NFL from 1997 to 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.registerguard.com/oregon-football/lavasier-tuinei-inherits-fathers-feel-for-football/ |title=Lavasier Tuinei inherits father's feel for football |access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019110956/http://blogs.registerguard.com/oregon-football/lavasier-tuinei-inherits-fathers-feel-for-football/ |archive-date=2014-10-19 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141014113034/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/5499 BC Lions bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150315190845/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/lavasier-tuinei/6685dca8-a358-4356-ac0d-b9bcb0df5d09 Seattle Seahawks bio]
- [http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3743317 Oregon Ducks bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Hamilton County, Indiana
Category:Players of American football from Indiana
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Oregon Ducks football players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Guangzhou Power players
Category:Baltimore Brigade players