John Timu (American football)
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Long Beach, California, U.S.
 Timu with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021 | |||||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
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| Title | Outside linebackers coach | ||||||
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| Born | August 27, 1992 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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| Position | Linebacker (No. 53) | ||||||
| High school | Jordan (Long Beach) | ||||||
| College | Washington | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||
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John Sesoga Timu (born August 27, 1992) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the outside linebackers coach of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies before signing with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He also played one season for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.
Born and raised in Long Beach, California to Samoan American parents, Timu attended Jordan High School in Long Beach.[1] Rated the 61st overall safety prospect by scout.com, Timu committed to Washington, where he played linebacker from 2011 to 2014. He played in 51 games at Washington, recording 328 tackles, 4 sacks, 6 interceptions, 4 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries.[2] Timu was voted honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference following his senior season in 2014 after he recorded 108 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 2 interceptions and one defensive touchdown.[3]
Professional career
On May 2, 2015, Timu signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2015 NFL draft.[4] On October 6, 2015, Timu was cut from the team. However, days later, he was resigned to the practice squad.[5] On December 15, 2015, Timu was promoted to the 53-man roster.[6] Timu recorded his first career fumble recovery (Timu had a second one in the same game for a career high of two fumble recoveries) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 27, 2015.[7][8] He ended the year with 25 tackles and two fumble recoveries.[9]
On September 3, 2016, Timu was released by the Bears as part of final roster cuts.[10] He was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 27, 2016.[11]
On September 2, 2017, Timu was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2017.[14]
On March 20, 2018, Timu re-signed with the Bears.[15] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]
Timu was signed by the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on March 13, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[17]