PRO HISTORY
Signed as FA with Colts on November 23, 2010…originally was D6-09 (190th overall) choice of Chicago…was waived by Chicago on September 4, 2010.
CAREER NOTES
2010: Appeared in four games as special teamer and had five stops…was inactive at Oakland 12/26 and vs. Tennessee 1/2…had two special teams tackles vs. Dallas 12/5 and at Tennessee 12/9. POST-SEASON: Was inactive in Wild Card Playoffs vs. NYJ 1/8.
2009: Started 13 games at S with Chicago…was inactive at San Francisco 11/12, vs. Minnesota 12/28 and at Detroit 1/3…had 70 tackles, two sacks, seven passes defensed, one FF and one FR…made first career start at Green Bay 9/13 and had three tackles, one pass defensed and one sack…had career-high 11 tackles at Cincinnati 10/25…had 10 tackles and one sack at Minnesota 11/29…had six tackles and one FF vs. Green Bay 12/13.
COLLEGE
Four-year letterman who started 39 of 47 career games …had 167 career tackles, 14 passes defensed, three interceptions, one sack, four FFs and three FRs…started 11 games as senior…had 36 tackles, two interceptions and one pass defensed…started 13 games as junior…had 64 tackles, three passes defensed, one sack, 1 FF and 2 FRs…appeared in 14 games, starting nine as sophomore…had 35 tackles, three passes defensed, one interception and one FF…appeared in nine games, starting six as freshman…had 32 tackles and two FFs…majored in liberal studies.
PERSONAL
Full name is Al Afalava…born in Kahuku, Hawaii…attended Kahuku High School…was First-Team all-state selection as senior…led team to state title and 14-0 record as junior…Afalava and his wife, Jerrell, reside with their son, Darius, in Kahuku, Hawaii.
PRO HISTORY
Signed as FA with Colts on November 23, 2010…originally was D6-09 (190th overall) choice of Chicago…was waived by Chicago on September 4, 2010.
CAREER NOTES
2010: Appeared in four games as special teamer and had five stops…was inactive at Oakland 12/26 and vs. Tennessee 1/2…had two special teams tackles vs. Dallas 12/5 and at Tennessee 12/9. POST-SEASON: Was inactive in Wild Card Playoffs vs. NYJ 1/8.
2009: Started 13 games at S with Chicago…was inactive at San Francisco 11/12, vs. Minnesota 12/28 and at Detroit 1/3…had 70 tackles, two sacks, seven passes defensed, one FF and one FR…made first career start at Green Bay 9/13 and had three tackles, one pass defensed and one sack…had career-high 11 tackles at Cincinnati 10/25…had 10 tackles and one sack at Minnesota 11/29…had six tackles and one FF vs. Green Bay 12/13.
COLLEGE
Four-year letterman who started 39 of 47 career games …had 167 career tackles, 14 passes defensed, three interceptions, one sack, four FFs and three FRs…started 11 games as senior…had 36 tackles, two interceptions and one pass defensed…started 13 games as junior…had 64 tackles, three passes defensed, one sack, 1 FF and 2 FRs…appeared in 14 games, starting nine as sophomore…had 35 tackles, three passes defensed, one interception and one FF…appeared in nine games, starting six as freshman…had 32 tackles and two FFs…majored in liberal studies.
PERSONAL
Full name is Al Afalava…born in Kahuku, Hawaii…attended Kahuku High School…was First-Team all-state selection as senior…led team to state title and 14-0 record as junior…Afalava and his wife, Jerrell, reside with their son, Darius, in Kahuku, Hawaii.