Scott Fujita

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Scott Fujita
Date of birth	April 28, 1978 (age 28)
Place of birth	Ventura, California
Position(s)	Linebacker
College	California
NFL Draft	2002 / Round 5/ Pick 143
Statistics	CBS.com DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
2002–2004 2005 2006-present	Kansas City Chiefs Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints

Scott Anthony Fujita (born April 28, 1978 in Ventura, California) is an American football player who is currently a linebacker for the National Football League's New Orleans Saints. He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, earning a BA in political science in 2001 and a MA in education in 2002.

Although Fujita's last name is Japanese, he is white Caucasian, as he is the adopted son of Rodney Fujita, who is Japanese, and his wife Helen, who is white Caucasian. He thinks of himself as half asian, however.

Fujita grew up in a traditional Japanese household (celebrating Japanese festivals and holidays, eating with chopsticks, and his grandparents have several bonsai trees on their property). Because of his upbringing, he considers himself to be culturally Japanese.

In 2006, as part of a Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Saints teammate Mike McKenzie introduced Fujita as the "Asian Assassin." Fujita has also been known, upon making a big tackle or sack, to cover his right fist with his left palm and bow -- a gesture inspired by the yin-yang symbol.

Fujita knows very little about his birth parents (he states he would like to know more, especially when he and his wife, Jaclyn, become parents), but states that he holds no grudge. He states that if he were to meet his mother, he would tell her "thank you" for placing him for adoption, stating that he "could've been an abortion statistic."

On March 13, 2006, Fujita signed with the Saints, reuniting with his former position coach as well as offensive coordinator (now head coach Sean Payton).