Education
Shaun Nua attended Tafuna High School in Tafuna, American Samoa. Nua attended Brigham Young University. Shaun Nua attended Eastern Arizona Junior College in Thatcher, Arizona from 2000 to 2002.
Shaun Nua attended Tafuna High School in Tafuna, American Samoa. Nua attended Brigham Young University. Shaun Nua attended Eastern Arizona Junior College in Thatcher, Arizona from 2000 to 2002.
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Brigham Young University. Starting the 2002 and 2004 seasons, he red shirted in the 2003 season.
Following his stint in the NFL, Nua returned to his alma mater, Brigham Young University, as a defensive graduate assistant from 2009-2011.
25 in the final United States of America Today Coaches Poll with a 10-3 record. On January 26, 2012 Nua joined the football staff at Navy as an assistant coach with the defensive line.
In 2012 the Midshipmen finished with an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, where they suffered a 62-28 loss to Arizona State. Nua is a native of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
He transferred to Brigham Young University from Eastern Arizona Junior College, where he earned junior college All-America honors.
He prepped at Tafuna High School in Tafuna, American Samoa where he was an all-league performer as a defensive education Nua is a cousin to Brigham Young University"s former assistant softball coach, Ianeta Le"i and Brigham Young University All-American volleyball player Futi Tavana.
Nua earned a Super Bowl ring with the Steelers in Super Bowl Extra Large. As a senior, he won All-League honors as a defensive education Nua helped the Cougars achieve the nation"s 24th-best total defense in 2010 and the 13th-ranked defense in 2011. Brigham Young University won its bowl games both years while finishing the 2011 season ranked Number.
He has also been a member of the Buffalo Bills.
