Tipa Galeai
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euless, Texas, U.S.
_(cropped).jpg) Galeai with Utah State in 2019 | |||||||
| Idaho State Bengals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Assistant defensive line coach | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | February 26, 1997 Euless, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Euless (TX) Trinity (Euless, Texas) | ||||||
| College | TCU (2015–2016) Utah State (2018–2019) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
Playing | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Coaching | |||||||
| |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||
Tipa Te'i Galeai (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional football defensive lineman. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the TCU Horned Frogs and the Utah State Aggies.
Green Bay Packers
Galeai signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 29, 2020.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[2] and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the week 1 game against the Minnesota Vikings, and then reverted to the team's practice squad following the game.[4] On January 25, 2021, Galeai signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[5]
On August 31, 2021, Packers released Galeai as part of their final roster cuts.[6] He was signed to the practice squad the next day.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 16 to replace an injured Whitney Mercilus.[8] On December 25, he recorded his first career sack on Baker Mayfield during a 24–22 win against the Cleveland Browns.
Galeai made the Packers' initial 53-man roster for the 2022 NFL season.[9] On October 15, 2022, he was placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released on December 27, 2022.[11]
BC Lions
On January 30, 2024, Galeai signed with the BC Lions.[12] He was released by the Lions on May 15, 2024.[13]