Junior Siavii

Saousoalii Poe Siavii, Jr. (/ˈsiːæviː/ SEE-a-VEE; born November 14, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at the University of Oregon.

Junior Siavii
Siavii in the 2011 NFL preseason.
No. 94, 78
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1978-11-14) November 14, 1978
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Tafuna
(Tafuna, American Samoa)
College:Oregon
NFL Draft:2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NorCal (2000)
  • Honorable-mention All-Pac-10 (2003)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:56
Total tackles:56
Sacks:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Siavii attended Tafuna High School. He played for one year at Dixie State Junior College, before leaving for Butte Community College.[1] He played 2 seasons, receiving All-NorCal Conference honors in 2000. In 2001, he was declared ineligible and was forced to spend the year earning his degree, before transferring to the University of Oregon.

As a junior, he was mainly a reserve defensive tackle with only 2 starts, posting 15 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a half sack. As a senior, he was named a starter in a defensive line that included Igor Olshansky, registering 43 tackles and 2 sacks.

He finished his 2-year career with 58 tackles (8.5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, and one fumble recovery.[2]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Siavii was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round (36th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.[3] He was expected to be a run stopper on the defensive line but struggled as a rookie. He collected 12 tackles (4 for loss), one sack and 3 quarterback pressures.

In 2005, his playing time was limited by a knee injury he suffered in training camp. He played in 14 games, recording 15 tackles and 3 quarterback pressures.

In 2006, he kept suffering from knee injuries and was placed on the physically unable to perform list, before being waived on September 2, 2006.[4] He eventually needed microfracture surgery on his right knee.[5]

Dallas Cowboys

After being out of football for 2 years, he was signed as a free agent by the Dallas Cowboys on January 23, 2008. He was released on August 31.

On January 12, 2009, he was re-signed. He played in 16 games in a 3-4 defense, as the backup to nose tackle Jay Ratliff, registering 11 tackles.[6]

On April 8, 2010, he was re-signed by the team.[7] He was cut on September 4, 2010, after he was passed on the depth chart by rookie Josh Brent and Sean Lissemore.[8]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 5, 2010, he was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks, to play in a 4-3 defense as a run-stopping specialist.[9] He played in 14 games (6 starts), while setting a career-high in tackles (30), before being placed on the injured reserve list with a bruised spinal cord injury on December 23. He was released on September 4, 2011.

Personal Life

On August 26, 2019, he was arrested for charges related to illegal firearms in Kansas City, Missouri.[10] On November 15, 2019, he was indicted by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri on additional conspiracy and drug-trafficking charges; this supersedes his original indictment.[11] On July 31, 2020, he was arrested on charges of 2nd degree burglary and a misdemeanor stealing charge.[12]

References
  1. "Former NJCAA Student-Athletes Currently in the NFL" (PDF). National Junior College Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  2. "Linebacker signed to one-year contract". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. "Chiefs not likely to fare as well in draft as in 2015". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. "Lions cut draft bust Rogers, No. 2 pick in 2003". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. "Former Ducks defensive tackle Junior Siavii gets second chance at pro career with the Dallas Cowboys". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  6. "Cowboys sign linemen Hatcher, Siavii". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  7. "Cowboys sign linemen Hatcher, Siavii". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  8. "Cowboys go younger at nose tackle". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  9. "Junior Siavii headed to Seattle". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  10. "Junior Siavii charged with illegal firearms". Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  11. "Additional Charges Filed Against Former NFL Player, More Defendants in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy". Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  12. "Ex-Chiefs player again faces charges, this time for burglary". KMBC.com.
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