Linebacker Alphonzo Tuputala, who's never had anything handed to him on the football field, signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders this week to become a member of that franchise's expanded practice squad.
By tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m Pacific time, the Seattle Seahawks have to get their roster down from 90 players to 53 before the start of the regular season the Sunday after next.
Alphonzo Tuputala is that true survivor, someone who doesn't go down easy, a guy as tough and durable as anyone on his University of Washington football team.
Carson Bruener and Alphonzo Tuputala are mirror images of each other as University of Washington linebackers -- similar size, extremely tough, high career numbers in tackles and well-decorated for their efforts.
Thanks to pro-football-reference.com's addition of unofficial sack totals to players' resumes, more clarity has emerged about the best pass-rushing years from previous eras.
At Husky Stadium last weekend, the Michigan football team never knew what was coming next from Washington. Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. lined up as a wide receiver.
Four games into this University of Washington football season, it's quite possible these players are still introducing them around. Hi, I'm Alphonzo Tuputala,
With cornerback Elijah Jackson coming off the bench, linebacker Alphonzo Tuputala emerged as the only returning starter for the University of Washington football team in the season opener against Weber State.
The Husky football season begins next month and it’s a great time to begin projecting the week one starters for Washington. We took a look at the possible starters in the secondary already, and now we move up to the front seven.
Sometimes you forget who you're dealing with when these guys walk into Husky Stadium with their 300-pound bodies, begin cracking helmets with sixth-year seniors such as Jacob Bandes and Alphonzo Tuputala and do their best to fit the process.
Standing in Dempsey Indoor, linebacker Alphonzo Tuputala was the last University of Washington player to leave the facility because it was his turn to do a post-practice interview with a large group surrounding him.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Alphonzo Tuputala, as much as anyone, needed to return as a University of Washington football player and keep things on the upswing. With his team undergoing a significant rebuild following a coaching change after a national runner-up finish, the Huskies had to have a new leader emerge, preferably someone who knows how to handle adversity.
Alphonzo Tuputala is neither in the transfer portal nor publicly offering a show of solidarity for the new University of Washington football coaching staff.
HOUSTON — Alphonzo Tuputala often works in linebacker obscurity for the University of Washington football team, reliably doing his job without a lot of fanfare.
Alphonzo Tuputala starts at inside linebacker for the Sugar Bowl-bound University of Washington football team because he's so reliable. He's seldom out of position, rarely make a big mistake.