Itula Mili
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Itula Mili National Football League
tight end free agent
of Samoan
origin; Mili played college football
for Brigham Young University
. He played with the Seattle Seahawks for 10 seasons before being released.
, USA, where he starred in football, basketball, and track. In football he was an All-State selection. In track, he was the State High Jump Champion as a junior.
on the roster. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Seahawks.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
tight end free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
of Samoan
Samoans
The Samoan people are a Polynesian ethnic group of the Samoan Islands, sharing genetics, language, history and culture. Due to colonialism, the home islands are politically and geographically divided between the country of Samoa, official name Independent State of Samoa ; and American Samoa, an...
origin; Mili played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
. He played with the Seattle Seahawks for 10 seasons before being released.
High School
Mili attended Kahuku High School and lived in Lā'ie, Hawai'iLa'ie, Hawai'i
Laie is a census-designated place located in the Koolauloa District on the island of Oahu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. In Hawaiian, lāie means "ie leaf" . The population was 4,585 at the 2000 census.-History:Historically, Laie was a puuhonua, a sanctuary for fugitives...
, USA, where he starred in football, basketball, and track. In football he was an All-State selection. In track, he was the State High Jump Champion as a junior.
Professional career
On January 4, 2007 he was released from the Seahawks to make room for Ben ObomanuBen Obomanu
Benjamin Ebenezer Obomanu is an American football wide receiver who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Obomanu played college football for the Auburn Tigers.-High School years:...
on the roster. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Seahawks.