| Date of birth: | April 20, 1973 |
| Place of birth: | Kahuku, HI |
| Career information | |
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| Position(s): | Tight end |
| College: | Brigham Young |
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 6/ Pick 174 |
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| As player: | |
| 1998-2007 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Playing stats at CBS.com | |
Itula Mili (born April 20, 1973) National Football League tight end free agent of Samoan origin; Mili played college football for Brigham Young University. He played with the Seattle Seahawks for 10 seasons before being released.[1]
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Mili attended Kahuku High School and lived in Lā'ie, Hawai'i, USA, where he starred in football, basketball, and track. In football he was an All-State selection. In track, he was the State High Jump Champion as a junior.
Mili chose to attend BYU where he majored in business management. Mili played Tight end and H-Back for the cougars during his football career. He began his freshman season in 1991 and was second string during Ty Detmer's Heisman Trophy season for the cougars. In 1994, his sophomore season, he filled in two games for the injured starter Chad Lewis. At the start. At the start of his junior season, Mili was moved to the H-Back position. During his senior year in 1996, he was chosen by the AFCA to the first team All-American team and was selected to play in the Hula and Senior Bowl. However, he was unable to play due to surgery to repair a knee injury that he sustained during the season.[2] Mili finished his college career with 125 receptions for 1,763 yards and 11 touchdowns for the cougars, along with 13 carries for 50 yards.[3]
On January 4, 2007 he was released from the Seahawks to make room for Ben Obomanu on the roster.[4] He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Seahawks.[5]