Zach Tuiasosopo

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name=Zach Tuiasosopo
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currentteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
currentnumber=45
currentpositionplain=Fullback
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|12|19
birthplace=Woodinville, Washington
country=USA
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=245
debutyear=
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highlights=
* KING-TV Most Improved Offensive Player (2003)
* Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2003)
college=Washington
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2005) *
* Oakland Raiders (2005-2006) *
* Philadelphia Eagles (2006-2007) *
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007-present) *:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Zach Tuiasosopo (born 18 December 1981) is an American football player, currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad, who has also played with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the son of Manu Tuiasosopo and the brother of Marques Tuiasosopo and Matt Tuiasosopo. He majored in History at Washington.

Tuiasosopo attended Woodinville High School and starred in football and baseball. He rushed for 1,055 yards, and recorded 44 total tackles and seven sacks in 1999. He also recorded 16 career sacks and was named to the "Seattle Times" ' All-State team at defensive end.

He was honored by the "Tacoma News-Tribune" as a "Western 100" team selection. He was also a two-time Woodinville HS Defensive Player of the Year and All-Eastside selection at defensive end in 1998 and an all-King County selection at tight end and defensive end. He was selected by the "East Side Journal" to the All-East Side team at defensive tackle and ranked 36^th among USA prep linebackers by Rivals.com.

Tuiasosopo excelled in baseball at Woodinville and named to the all-tournament team at the 1998 16-and-under AAU National Championships, batting .400 in the King County conference in 1998.

An interesting fact about Tuiasosopo is that he majored in culinary arts while at Washington and sometimes makes dishes for his teammates.

On August 13, 2007 he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.