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Scott Anthony Fujita (/fˈtə/; born April 28, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2002 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and Cleveland Browns. He was a member of the 2009 Saints team that won Super Bowl XLIV, defeating the Indianapolis Colts.

Scott Fujita was adopted as an infant by Rodney Fujita, who is a third-generation Japanese-American, and his wife Helen, who is white.

He attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. In football, he was a two-way player at safety and tight end; during his senior season in 1996 he tallied 118 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 interceptions, 15 receptions for 350 yards and 6 touchdowns. He also lettered in basketball and in track and field, competing in the 400 meters, long jump, and triple jump. Fujita received first-team all-Channel League and all-Ventura County honors in both football and basketball. He earned Defensive MVP honors in the Ventura County All-Star football game, and won the half-time slam dunk contest at the Ventura County All-Star basketball game.

Fujita walked on at the University of California, Berkeley in 1997. As a redshirt freshman in 1998, he was converted from a safety into an outside linebacker, playing mostly on special teams and collecting 8 defensive tackles as a backup.

As a sophomore in 1999, he made his first 2 starts, making 15 tackles. During the spring of 2000, Fujita underwent career-threatening neck surgery.

As a junior in 2000, he started 11 games, making 41 tackles (13 for loss) and 4 sacks. As a senior in 2001, he started 11 games, posting 60 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. He finished his college career after appearing in 39 games with 24 starts, while registering 124 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Fujita was a Verizon District VIII Academic All-American and a two-time 1st team All-Academic Pac-10 selection.

Fujita graduated with honors in Political Science and a minor degree in Business Administration in 2001, and earned a Masters degree in Education in 2002.

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American football player (born 1979)
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