Ed Ta'amu

Ed Ta'amu (born November 8, 1979) is an American former professional football offensive lineman.

Ta'amu was also a member of the Houston Texans, Spokane Shock, Kansas City Brigade, Utah Blaze, Los Angeles KISS and Portland Thunder.

[5] Ta'amu attended Iolani School where he was an All-America Honorable Menchin as a senior in 1997.

In 1999, he was a backup defensive tackle, a position where he did not receive much playing time, so in turn, he was switched to offensive line.

[7] Ta'amu was graded at 86.8% for blocking consistency and played in 20 of 26 games during his final two seasons.

[9] Ta'amu was selected in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2002 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings on April 21,[11][12] and was signed on July 17.

He was signed to the practice squad of the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL) on May 3, 2006.

[16] He played alongside future Kansas City Brigade teammates Charles Frederick, Jerome Stevens, Chris Cook, and Neil Purvis.

[22] In 2002, Ta'amu was one of 28 Samoan players in the National Football League,[4] the most notable being Tiaina "Junior" Seau.

[5] Ta’amu's son, Alofa Tunoa (Noa) is an ice hockey player who was selected third overall by the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 2023 WHL U.S.