Jacob Siaosiselaginato Tuioti-Mariner (born July 25, 1996) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at UCLA.
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| Born: | July 25, 1996 Corona, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editBorn in Corona, California to a Samoan American family, Tuioti-Mariner attended St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California.[1][2]
As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the CIF Pac-5 Division championship and the CIF state championship Open Division bowl game.
Professional career
editAtlanta Falcons
editTuioti-Mariner was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2018.[3] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He signed a reserve/future contract on December 31, 2018.[6]
On August 31, 2019, Tuioti-Mariner was waived by the Falcons and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4, 2019.[9]
In Week 12 of the 2020 season against the Las Vegas Raiders, Tuioti-Mariner recovered a fumble forced by teammate Foyesade Oluokun on Derek Carr and later recorded a strip sack on Carr that he recovered himself during the 43–6 win.[10] Tuioti-Mariner was named the National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 12.[11]
Tuioti-Mariner signed a contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2021.[12] He was waived on November 9, 2021.[13]
Pittsburgh Steelers
editOn November 11, 2021, Tuioti-Mariner signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[14]
Carolina Panthers
editOn January 5, 2022, Tuioti-Mariner was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Steelers practice squad. He was placed on injured reserve on August 11, 2022.[15] He was released on August 16.[16]
Personal life
editTuioti-Mariner's cousin, A. J. Epenesa, is also a professional football player.[17] His father played professional volleyball and rugby. Tuioti-Mariner has six siblings.
References
edit- ^ Batterson, Steve (December 23, 2019). "Family, USC have Hawkeyes' Epenesa ready". Quad City Times. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Jacob Tuioti-Mariner". UCLA. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Tim (May 1, 2018). "Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents". Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). "Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 2, 2018). "Falcons sign 10 players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ Conway, Kelsey (December 31, 2018). "Falcons sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2019). "Falcons sign seven players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ McFadden, Will (November 4, 2019). "Falcons agree to terms with punter Ryan Allen". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- ^ "Las Vegas Raiders at Atlanta Falcons – November 29th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (December 3, 2020). "Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins among Players of the Week". NFL.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "Falcons re-sign Younghoe Koo, three more exclusive rights free agents". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ McElhaney, Tori (November 9, 2021). "Falcons roster moves continue: Release OLB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, Cam Nizialek". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ Koehler, Allison (November 11, 2021). "REPORT: Steelers sign ex-Falcons LB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner to PS". Steelers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Panthers add a pair of tight ends". Panthers.com. August 11, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "NFL Transactions - Carolina Panthers - 2022". Spotrac.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ Brugler, Dane (April 7, 2020). The Athletic's 2020 NFL Draft Guide (PDF). The Athletic. p. 129. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
External links
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- Jacob Tuioti-Mariner on Twitter
- Career statistics from Yahoo Sports
- UCLA Bruins bio