Rey Maualuga
No. 58 | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. | January 20, 1987||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Eureka (CA) | ||
College: | USC | ||
NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | ||
Career history | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Reynold Tala Maualuga (born January 20, 1987) is a former
High school career
Maualuga attended
High school honors
- Student Sports Junior All-American
- Cal-Hi Sports All-State Underclass first team
- All-American
- USA Today All-USA first team
- SuperPrep Elite 50
- PrepStarTop 100 Dream Team
- Student Sports Top 100
- Rivals 10
- SuperPrep All-American
- PrepStar All-American
- Tom Lemming All-American
- Scout.com All-American first team
- EA Sports All-American second team
- SuperPrep All-Farwest
- PrepStar All-West
- Long Beach Press-TelegramBest in the West first team
- Tacoma News Tribune Western 100
- The Orange County Register Fab 15 first team
- Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team honors as a senior linebacker
- U.S. Army All-American Bowlparticipant
College career
Maualuga attended the University of Southern California, and played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2005 to 2008. He was known for his emotional intensity both on the field and off.[2][3][4] Carroll's Trojans had previously developed strong linebackers such as Lofa Tatupu and Keith Rivers, as well as Maualuga's fellow senior teammates Brian Cushing, Kaluka Maiava and Clay Matthews III, which were touted as one of the most talented linebacker corps in college football.[5][6][7]
As a freshman in 2005, Maualuga earned Freshman
In 2006, Maualuga returned in full form and was nominated for the
Maualuga was considered a top choice for the
At the end of the 2007 regular season, Maualuga was selected to the All-
Maualuga wears jersey number 58, which was previously worn by former Trojan linebacker and NFL
In addition to being named the 2008 winner of the
Professional career
2009 NFL Draft
Maualuga was one of twelve graduating 2008 senior USC players, including the four senior linebackers (Maualuga, Cushing, Maiava, and Matthews), invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine.[10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic
| |
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6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
249 lb (113 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.58 s | 1.57 s | 2.65 s | 4.35 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
23 reps | 15[11] | |
All values from |
In the lead up to the
Cincinnati Bengals
Despite being projected as a first round pick, Maualuga was picked in the second round by the Cincinnati Bengals.[16] He was projected by some, and expecting, to go 16th overall to the San Diego Chargers, who instead opted to select hybrid linebacker/defensive end Larry English out of Northern Illinois. After being selected, Maualuga cried as he gave thanks to his late father and said he was thankful for his opportunity as "Nothing like this was ever expected for our family."[17] His selection came one year after the Bengals used a first-round pick to select Maualuga's college teammate, linebacker Keith Rivers.
On December 30, 2009, Maualuga was placed on
On November 16, 2012, Maualuga was fined $15,750 for unnecessary roughness against the New York Giants.[18]
Maualuga signed a new two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Bengals on March 18, 2013.[19][20]
On March 25, 2017, Maualuga was released by the Bengals.[21]
Miami Dolphins
On August 19, 2017, Maualuga signed with the Miami Dolphins.[22] He was released on November 18, 2017, following his arrest the previous night.[23]
NFL statistics
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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2009 | CIN | 15 | 63 | 39 | 24 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | CIN | 16 | 75 | 44 | 31 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | CIN | 13 | 88 | 53 | 35 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | CIN | 16 | 122 | 62 | 60 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2013 | CIN | 13 | 75 | 52 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | CIN | 12 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | CIN | 15 | 75 | 43 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | CIN | 14 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | MIA | 6 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 120 | 607 | 357 | 250 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 21 |
Personal life
Maualuga was born at Reynolds Army Community Hospital in
During Maualuga's freshman year he wrote "RIP" on the eye black paint under his right eye and "DAD" under his left eye in honor of his dad who died two days before the
Maualuga also played fictional NFL player Popo Vanauta in the 2014 baseball film Million Dollar Arm.
He has one daughter.[26]
Legal troubles
Maualuga was arrested on January 29, 2010, on charges of drunken driving and careless driving at the Kenton County jail in
On November 18, 2017, Maualuga was arrested for battery in Miami, Florida. He was accused for grabbing and shoving a man, who was deemed to be an employee at an E11EVEN nightclub, over a $40 bar tab dispute. Shortly thereafter, the Miami Dolphins waived Maualuga.[30]
On July 20, 2020, Maualuga was arrested for intoxicated driving and reckless driving in Villa Hills, Kentucky.[31]
On August 12, 2021, Maualuga was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, criminal mischief, and wanton endangerment in Villa Hills, Kentucky. Police said that Maualuga drove through multiple yards and ran over mailboxes before hitting a parked car. Maualuga hit the parked car so hard that part of his Mercedes went underneath it and wedged it between a tree.[32] Maualuga spent 120 days in jail, completed an in-patient substance abuse program, and was entered into a pre-trial diversion program by which the charges will be dismissed if he meets the requirements of the program.[33]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Jeff McLane, USC's Rey Maualuga overcomes hunger, The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 31, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e David Leon Moore, Maualuga hoping to gain respect on and off the field, USA TODAY, August 12, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Gary Klein, "Emotional Maualuga Earns First Start," The Los Angeles Times (September 14, 2006). Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- ^ "Who is 'Linebacker U?'". The Red Zone Report. March 11, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft: Rey Maualuga Leads USC Linebacker Trio into NFL Draft". Bleacher Report. January 27, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ "Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Pac-10 Football Awards and All-Conference Team Announced Archived February 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Pacific-10 Conference, December 3, 2007.
- ^ Chris Foster, USC's Maualuga caps a strong defensive effort, Los Angeles Times, January 2, 2008.
- ^ Ted Miller, Pac-10 NFL combine invitees Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, ESPN.com, February 2, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
- ^ "2009 NFL's Draft Wonderlic Scores". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Rey Maualuga Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "2009 Draft Scout Rey Maualuga, Southern California NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2009.
- ^ Kevin Acee, Among linebackers, Trojans' Maualuga at head of class, San Diego Union-Tribune, April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ Gary Klein, USC's Maualuga, Cushing and Matthews grace Sports Illustrated cover, LATimes.com, April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Sean Quincey, Man of value: Draft falls reveals Maualuga's incredible stripes Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Times-Standard, April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
- ^ "Fines roundup: Tim Dobbins of Texans fined for Jay Cutler hit". National Football League. November 16, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ Jesse Folk, "Bengals re-sign LB Rey Maualuga as unrestricted free agent," Kentucky Post (March 18, 2013). Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ "Bengals re-sign Rey Maualuga," ESPN (March 18, 2013). Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Hagemann, Andie (March 25, 2017). "Bengals release linebacker Rey Maualuga". NFL.com.
- ^ Meyer, Max (August 19, 2017). "Veteran linebacker Rey Maualuga signs with Dolphins". NFL.com.
- ^ "Dolphins will release Rey Maualuga after arrest". ProFootballTalk.com. November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Rey Maualuga Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Maualuga hoping to gain respect on and off the field". USA Today. August 12, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Q+A: Rey Maualuga". Inked Magazine. September 14, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ Sam Farmer, "Rey Maualuga charged with drunk driving," Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2010 [1]
- ^ "Rey Maulaluga -- The DUI Crash Scene". TMZ. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Maualuga pleads guilty to drunk driving charge". FOX19 WXIX-TV. February 2, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "Rey Maualuga arrested for battery". TMZ. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "Former Bengals LB Rey Maualuga arrested Saturday in NKY". Fox 19. July 20, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Bengal Rey Maualuga indicted after driving through yards, destroying mailboxes in NKY". Fox 19. August 12, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Rey Maualuga Pleads Guilty To 2 Felonies In DUI Case, Gets No Additional Jail Time". TMZ. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
External links
- Rey Maualuga on Facebook
- Cincinnati Bengals bio
- USC Trojans bio