Christian Fauria
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| Position: | Harbor City, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California) | ||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||
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Christian Ashley Fauria (born September 22, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning third-team All-American honors in 1994.
Early life
Fauria attended
Most Valuable Player
, a first-team All-Del Rey League honoree, and a first-team All-CIF honoree. In his only season of high school varsity basketball, he averaged 16.0 points and 13.0 rebounds. Fauria graduated from high school in 1990.
Football career
College
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Fauria attended the
Big 8 choice, a third-team Associated Press All-American choice, and he won the Derek Singleton Award, which is given to the University of Colorado football player who displays the most enthusiasm, dedication, and spirit. While in college, he appeared in an American version of Takeshi's Castle
with other members of his family called "Storm the Castle" in 1993 and finished fifth. As stated in a broadcast of First Take, Fauria was involved in a fight during his senior year in college. He was attacked by a group of people and while defending himself, defeated the two attackers. However, this did not sit well with NFL teams who do not want their prospective draft picks "fighting." According to Fauria the situation cost him a First Round selection (Most Likely To Pittsburgh @ #27) and millions of dollars.
Professional football
Drafted with the 39th pick, Fauria played seven seasons with the
Washington Redskins for one season. He was released on February 28, 2007, and signed with the Carolina Panthers
on September 10, 2007, to play in his 13th and final season.
On November 18, 2007, Fauria (age 36) and Quarterback Vinny Testaverde (age 44) hooked up for a two-yard touchdown reception that entered the pair into the NFL record books as having the oldest combined age for a touchdown reception (over 80 years).[3]
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Receptions | Yards | Yards per Reception | Longest Reception | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
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| 1995 | SEA | 14 | 17 | 181 | 10.6 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | SEA | 10 | 18 | 214 | 11.9 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 16 | 10 | 110 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SEA | 16 | 37 | 377 | 10.2 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | SEA | 16 | 35 | 376 | 10.7 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | 15 | 28 | 237 | 8.5 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 16 | 21 | 188 | 9.0 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | NE | 16 | 27 | 253 | 9.4 | 33 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NE | 16 | 28 | 285 | 10.2 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NE | 16 | 16 | 195 | 12.2 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NE | 16 | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | WSH | 9 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | CAR | 15 | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 191 | 252 | 2,529 | 10.0 | 33 | 22 | 141 | 4 | 2 |
Post-NFL career
Fauria is a studio analyst for College Football on CBS Sports Network. Fauria previously served as a College Football analyst for ESPN.
Fauria is part of the
Chinese-American sports agent Don Yee, who represents former teammate Tom Brady.[5] Partly due to fallout from the incident, WEEI-FM suspended its daytime live programming on February 16 so all employees could attend mandatory sensitivity training.[6]
Personal life
Fauria resides in
University of Colorado, Boulder. His nephew, Joseph Fauria, played tight end for the Detroit Lions
. His daughter, Camryn, is a D1 player at Binghamton University.
References
- ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Christian Fauria Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Peltz, Jim (November 25, 2007). "Not perfect, but 10 isn't bad number". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Christian Fauria Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ Finn, Chad (February 10, 2018). "WEEI suspends Christian Fauria for mocking agent Don Yee". Boston.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.
- Boston Magazine.