- Pisa Tinoisamoa
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=St. Louis Rams
currentnumber=50
currentpositionplain=Outside linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|09|07
birthplace=San Diego, California
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=240
debutyear=2003
debutteam=St. Louis Rams
college=Hawaii
highlights=
* Rams ROY (2003)
draftyear=2003
draftround=2
draftpick=43
Stats=Y
pastteams=
*St. Louis Rams (2003-"present")
nfl=TIN225467Pisa Donald Tinoisamoa (pronEng|PEES-oh tee-noy-SAW-mo-ah) (born
July 15 ,1981 inSan Diego ,California ). is aNational Football League linebacker for theSt. Louis Rams . His nickname is "Hawaii Five-O " because he attended theUniversity of Hawaii and wears number 50. He was selected in the second round of the2003 NFL Draft .High school career
Pisa Tinoisamoa attended Vista High School in
Vista, California . In football, he was a three-time All-Palomar League, a three-time All-CIF pick, an All-American pick as a senior, and a three-time All-State selection.College career
In his career he recorded 289 tackles (210 solo) with 15.5 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, 11 QB pressures, six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine passes defensed, two interceptions, and one blocked field goal while starting 27 of 35 games for Warriors.
He earned all-America third-team, Super Sleeper Team selection by The NFL Draft Report, All-WAC first-team pick as a senior. Received the Alec Waterhouse Award, given to team’s Most Valuable Player.
Was named second-team all-WAC as a junior. He was a General Studies major.
NFL career
t. Louis Rams
Tinoisamoa was drafted out of the
University of Hawaii by theSt. Louis Rams in the second round (43rd overall) of the2003 NFL Draft . In his rookie season he played in all 16 games and finished the season with 76 tackles, two sacks and three interceptions. He was the first Rams rookie to lead the team in tackles. The following season, he recorded a career-high 95 tackles and 1.5 sacks. In 2005, he led the team in number of tackles for the third straight season recording 94 and also ended up with 1.5 sacks and two interceptions. The 2006 season saw him play in 11 games after breaking his hand versus theChicago Bears on December 11. He finished the campaign with 36 tackles and two sacks. Last season, he recorded 40 tackles and two interceptions. [{http://images2.nfl.com/players/playerpage/396101} Stats courtesy of NFL.com]Personal
His uncle is former Vista High School and University of Colorado great Siasau "Sal" Aunese. He is married to Shannon with a son and daughter.
References
External links
* [http://www.pisatinoisamoa.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/pisatinoisamoa/profile?id=TIN225467 NFL player page]
* [http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/players/47648/ Rams Player Bio]
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