Filani was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, California Redwoods, San Jose SaberCats and Chicago Rush.
Filani attended Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was a student and a letterman in football.
In 2013, Filani began his coaching career at Boise State working as a graduate assistant for the Broncos.
In 2015, Filani was hired by his former coach Mike Leach to become an offensive quality assistant at Washington State University.
[9] Filani returns to the Palouse, one month after former Red Raiders teammate Eric Morris was named as the Cougs new offensive coordinator.