CARDS: Gameday 1992, Skybox 1992, Action Packed 1992, Topps Stadium Club 1992
ACQUIRED: TTM 2023, C/o Home
SENT: 3/25 RECEIVED: 4/5 (11 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Dan Saleaumua played DL in college at Arizona State, where he racked up 190 career tackles.
• Selected by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round of the 1987 Draft.
• Spent two seasons primarily as a backup NT for Detroit, before heading over to Kansas City in 1989.
• It’d be with the Chiefs that Dan saw the most success, posting 495 total tackles, 2 safeties, 4 forced fumbles, 28 sacks, and 3 interceptions.
• Posted a career high 7 sacks in both 1990 and 1995.
• After playing primarily Nose with the Chiefs, he’d move to RDT in 1994.
• He’d hop over to the Seahawks in 1997, adding 3.5 sacks 42 tackles and a safety to his resume.
• Dan retired after the ’98 season and has been active in coaching since then.

ACCOLADES:

• Pro Bowl 1995
• All Pro 1990
• Polynesian Hall of Fame 2019

NOTES:

People constantly sleep on guys like Saleaumua, and he developed into a monster force in the middle at NT. Keep in mind NTs frequently are double-teamed by the C and G- and this guy pulled out 7 sacks in 1990 and 6 and 1992. He also had a penchant for safeties, recording 3 over his career.