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Stephen Paea
DT #92
Height:
6-1
Weight:
300
Age:
25
College:
Oregon State
Experience:
3

Quick Stats (2012):

TCKL
24
SCK
2.5
FF
0
INT
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Career Stats
SeasonTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GGSTotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
TOTAL 38 21 17 4.5 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2012 CHI 15 14 24 13 11 2.5 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2011 CHI 11 0 14 8 6 2.0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
Recent Games
WKOppResultTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
TotalSoloAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDsFFFR
1 IND W 41-21 0 0 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2 @GB L 10-23 3 1 2 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
3 STL W 23-6 2 0 2 0.5 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
4 @DAL W 34-18 1 1 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
5 @JAC W 41-3 1 1 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
7 DET W 13-7 2 0 2 0.5 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
8 CAR W 23-22 2 2 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
9 @TEN W 51-20 2 1 1 0.5 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
10 HOU L 6-13 2 1 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
11 @SF L 7-32 2 1 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
12 MIN W 28-10 2 2 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
13 SEA L 17-23 2 1 1 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
14 @MIN L 14-21 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15 GB L 13-21 2 2 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
16 @ARI W 28-13 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
17 @DET W 26-24 1 0 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --

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Biography

PRO CAREER: Appeared in 11 games during 2011 rookie season, recording 18 tackles (7 solo), 2 sacks and 2 TFLs... Made NFL debut in Week 6 vs. MIN (10/16/11) and recorded first career sack - a safety of Vikings QB Donovan McNabb... First Bears player since at least 1970 to record safety in his NFL debut.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Chicago in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft (4/29/11)... Signed by Chicago to a 4-year contract (7/29/11). SIGNED through 2014
PRO CAREER: Appeared in 11 games during 2011 rookie season, recording 18 tackles (7 solo), 2 sacks and 2 TFLs... Made NFL debut in Week 6 vs. MIN (10/16/11) and recorded first career sack - a safety of Vikings QB Donovan McNabb... First Bears player since at least 1970 to record safety in his NFL debut.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by Chicago in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft (4/29/11)... Signed by Chicago to a 4-year contract (7/29/11). SIGNED through 2014

2011 SEASON: Appeared in 11 games, collecting 18 tackles (7 solo), 2 sacks and 2 TFLs... Made NFL debut in Week 6 vs. MIN (10/16) and recorded first career sack - a safety of Vikings QB Donovan McNabb.

COLLEGE CAREER: Started 37-of-38 games played at Oregon State (2008-10)... Posted 129 tackles (60 solo), 14.0 sacks, 30.5 TFLs and 5 QB pressures... Set a school record with 9 forced fumbles along with 1 fumble recovery and 3 PBUs... Two-time winner of Morris Trophy which goes to the top defensive lineman in the Pac 10... 2010 Pac 10 Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year... All-Pac 10 first-team as a junior and senior... All-Pac 10 honorable mention as a sophomore... Sophomore second-team All-American by College Football News... Two-time team captain... Semifinalist for Bednarik Award (nation's top defensive player) and named to Lombardi, Outland, Nagurski and Lott watch lists as a senior... Attended Snow College (2006-07) in Ephraim, Utah, where he redshirted as a freshman... Team went undefeated in the one season he played.

PERSONAL: Attended Timpview H.S. (Provo, Utah), but did not play football until his senior year... Earned all-region and all-division honors playing on the DL and OL... Lettered in track as well... Born in Tonga on the island of Vav'u... Moved to the United States at the age of 16 and did not speak English at the time.

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