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”’Jacob Siaosiselaginato Tuioti-Mariner”’ (born July 25, 1996) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[defensive end]]. He played [[college football]] at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]].

”’Jacob Siaosiselaginato Tuioti-Mariner”’ (born July 25, 1996) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[defensive end]]. He played [[college football]] [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]].

==Early life==

==Early life==

Born in [[Corona, California]] to a [[Samoan American]] family, Tuioti-Mariner attended [[St. John Bosco High School]] in [[Bellflower, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batterson |first=Steve |date=December 23, 2019 |title=Family, USC have Hawkeyes’ Epenesa ready |url=https://qconline.com/sports/college/football/family-usc-have-hawkeyes-epenesa-ready/article_a9649910-4117-5bcd-9427-c65ab7f0886d.html |access-date=October 22, 2020 |website=Quad City Times}}</ref><ref name=”UCLA”>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Tuioti-Mariner |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/jacob-tuioti-mariner/5516 |access-date=October 22, 2020 |publisher=UCLA}}</ref>

Born in [[Corona, California]] to a [[Samoan American]] family, Tuioti-Mariner attended [[St. John Bosco High School]] in [[Bellflower, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Batterson |first=Steve |date=December 23, 2019 |title=Family, USC have Hawkeyes’ Epenesa ready |url=https://qconline.com/sports/college/football/family-usc-have-hawkeyes-epenesa-ready/article_a9649910-4117-5bcd-9427-c65ab7f0886d.html |access-date=October 22, 2020 |website=Quad City Times}}</ref><ref name=”UCLA”>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Tuioti-Mariner |url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/jacob-tuioti-mariner/5516 |access-date=October 22, 2020 |publisher=UCLA}}</ref>

As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the CIF Pac-5 Division championship and the CIF state championship Open Division bowl game.

As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the CIF Pac-5 Division championship and the CIF state championship Open Division bowl game.


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American football player (born 1996)

Jacob Siaosiselaginato Tuioti-Mariner (born July 25, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.

Born in Corona, California, to a Samoan American family, Tuioti-Mariner attended St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California.[1][2]

As a senior, he contributed to the team winning the CIF Pac-5 Division championship and the CIF state championship Open Division bowl game.

Professional career

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Tuioti-Mariner was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2018.[3] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[4][5] He signed a reserve/future contract on December 31, 2018.[6]

On August 31, 2019, Tuioti-Mariner was waived by the Falcons and signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was promoted to the active roster on November 4, 2019.[9] As a rookie, he appeared in eight games.[10]

In Week 12 of the 2020 season against the Las Vegas Raiders, Tuioti-Mariner recovered a fumble forced by teammate Foyesade Oluokun on Derek Carr and later recorded a strip sack on Carr that he recovered himself during the 43–6 win.[11]
Tuioti-Mariner was named the National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Week 12.[12]

Tuioti-Mariner sacking New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones in 2021

Tuioti-Mariner signed a contract extension with the Falcons on March 11, 2021.[13] He was waived on November 9, 2021.[14]

Pittsburgh Steelers

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On November 11, 2021, Tuioti-Mariner signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[15]

On January 5, 2022, Tuioti-Mariner was signed by the Carolina Panthers off the Steelers practice squad. He was placed on injured reserve on August 11,[16] and released on August 16.[17]

Tuioti-Mariner’s cousin, A. J. Epenesa, is also a professional football player.[18] His father played professional volleyball and rugby. Tuioti-Mariner has six siblings.

  1. ^ Batterson, Steve (December 23, 2019). “Family, USC have Hawkeyes’ Epenesa ready”. Quad City Times. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ “Jacob Tuioti-Mariner”. UCLA. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Weaver, Tim (May 1, 2018). “Falcons announce agreements with 27 undrafted free agents”. Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2018). “Falcons 2018 roster: Atlanta announces roster cuts, trims active roster down to 52”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. ^ McFadden, Will (September 2, 2018). “Falcons sign 10 players to practice squad”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Conway, Kelsey (December 31, 2018). “Falcons sign nine players to reserve/futures contracts”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  7. ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). “Falcons 2019 roster announced”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  8. ^ McFadden, Will (September 1, 2019). “Falcons sign seven players to practice squad”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  9. ^ McFadden, Will (November 4, 2019). “Falcons agree to terms with punter Ryan Allen”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  10. ^ “Jacob Tuioti-Mariner 2019 Game Log”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  11. ^ “Las Vegas Raiders at Atlanta Falcons – November 29th, 2020”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. ^ Gordon, Grant (December 3, 2020). “Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins among Players of the Week”. NFL.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  13. ^ “Falcons re-sign Younghoe Koo, three more exclusive rights free agents”. AtlantaFalcons.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  14. ^ McElhaney, Tori (November 9, 2021). “Falcons roster moves continue: Release OLB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner, Cam Nizialek”. AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  15. ^ Koehler, Allison (November 11, 2021). “REPORT: Steelers sign ex-Falcons LB Jacob Tuioti-Mariner to PS”. Steelers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  16. ^ “Panthers add a pair of tight ends”. Panthers.com. August 11, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  17. ^ “NFL Transactions – Carolina Panthers – 2022”. Spotrac.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Brugler, Dane (April 7, 2020). The Athletic’s 2020 NFL Draft Guide (PDF). The Athletic. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

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