Sale Isaia

American football player (1972–2022)

American football player

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Position:| Guard
Personal information
Born:| (1972-06-13)June 13, 1972
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died:| November 23, 2022(2022-11-23) (aged 50)
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:| 320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:| Oceanside (Ca.)
College:| UCLA
NFL draft:| 1995: undrafted
Career history

* Cleveland Browns (1995)
* Baltimore Ravens (1996–1998)
* Indianapolis Colts (1999)*
* Frankfurt Galaxy (2000)
* Oakland Raiders (2000)*
* New England Patriots (2000)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 25

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Games started:| 14
Fumble recoveries:| 2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sale Isaia Jr. (June 13, 1972 – November 23, 2022) was an American football guard. He played college football at UCLA. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns in 1995.

## College career

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Isaia attended UCLA and originally played on the defensive line his first three seasons before being moved to the offensive line.[1]

## Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 1995 NFL draft, Isaia was signed by the Cleveland Browns. As a rookie, he did not appear in any games. In 1996, he appeared in nine games. In 1997, he injured his knee and was placed on injured reserve on August 18, 1997.[2] However, he didn't appear in another game until 2000.

On April 1, 1999, Isaia signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[3] On February 17, 2000, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders.[3] He was released on August 27, 2000.[3] Three days laters, he was signed by the New England Patriots.[3] In 2000, he appeared in all 16 regular season games starting 14. On May 15, 2001, he was released by the Patriots.[3]

## Death

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Isaia Jr. died of a heart attack in Topeka, Kansas at age 50.[4]

## Personal life

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Isaia was of Samoan descent.[5] His son Jacob was projected to be one of Hawaii's top prospects in the class of 2018,[6] and played for Fresno State.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Wright, Ryan (November 2, 2015). "Interview with Hawaii Class of 2018 Rising Star OL/DL Jacob Isaia". RecruitingNewsGuru.com. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
2. ^ "Team cuts 12, eyes Boulware exemption Britton, Mitchell, Isaia go on IR". BaltimoreSun.com. Baltimore Sun. August 19, 1997. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
3. ^ a b c d e "NFL News, Scores, Standings & Stats".
4. ^ a b Oceanside High grad, NFL lineman Sale Isaia Jr. dies at 50 The Coast News, Samantha Nelson, December 13, 2022
5. ^ Hodges, Jim (October 12, 1993). "UCLA: Isaia, a 310-pound defensive lineman, overcomes pain of injury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
6. ^ Huffman, Brandon (December 1, 2015). "2018 Hawaiian OL Jacob Isaia Checking Out Mainland Schools". Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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Baltimore Ravens 1996 inaugural season roster

* Vashone Adams
* Derrick Alexander
* Herman Arvie
* Randy Baldwin
* Harold Bishop
* Jeff Blackshear
* Issac Booth
* Donny Brady
* Dorian Brew
* Orlando Brown Sr.
* Rob Burnett
* Earnest Byner
* Mike Caldwell
* Sedric Clark
* Mike Croel
* Dexter Daniels
* Corey Dowden
* Ray Ethridge
* Steve Everitt
* Dan Footman
* Elliott Fortune
* Mike Frederick
* Carwell Gardner
* Tim Goad
* Keith Goganious
* Eric Green
* Frank Hartley
* Leroy Hoard
* Earnest Hunter
* Sale Isaia
* Michael Jackson
* DeRon Jenkins
* James Jones
* Tony Jones
* Brian Kinchen
* Antonio Langham
* Jermaine Lewis
* Ray Lewis
* Rick Lyle
* Greg Montgomery
* Stevon Moore
* Bam Morris
* Quentin Neujahr
* Jonathan Ogden
* Anthony Pleasant
* Craig Powell
* James Roe
* Matt Stover
* Ed Sutter
* Vinny Testaverde
* Bennie Thompson
* Eric Turner
* Floyd Turner
* Calvin Williams
* Jerrol Williams
* Wally Williams
* Eric Zeier

* Head coach: Ted Marchibroda

* Assistant coaches: Maxie Baughan
* Jacob Burney
* Kirk Ferentz
* Pat Hill
* Al Lavan
* Marvin Lewis
* Eric Mangini
* Scott O'Brien
* Alvin Reynolds
* Jim Schwartz
* John Settle
* Mike Sheppard
* Jerry Simmons

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