Sione Pouha Sione Sonasi " Bo " Po ' uha ( ; born February 3 , 1979 ) is an American football nose tackle who is currently a free agent . Pouha played college football at the University of Utah . He also is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints . Early years . Pouha began playing football at the young age of nine . Pouha attended East High School in Salt Lake City , Utah , where he was a two - year first - team all - region player and captained East High ' s state championship team in 1996 . He earned " USA Today " honorable mention All - American honors as senior in 1996 and was a " Deseret News " and " Salt Lake Tribune " first - team all - state selection . Pouha would sign a letter of intent with Utah in 1997 . Pittsburgh Mission . Upon signing his letter of intent , Pouha would leave on a Mormon mission that took place in Pittsburgh between 1998 and 2000 . During his mission , Pouha rose at 5 : 30 every morning . He spent three hours studying Scripture from 6 A . M . to 9 A . M . and would spend the next twelve hours sharing his beliefs and testimony going door - to - door . College career . In his senior season at Utah , Pouha earned All - Mountain West Conference first - team honors and was named " USA Today " All - America honorable mention after starting ten games , recording 36 tackles , four passes defended and one interception , and helped lead Urban Meyer ' s Utes to the 2005 Fiesta Bowl . Pouha had never considered playing beyond the college level ; however , during his senior season he changed his mind after receiving a phone call from an agent . Professional career . 2005 . Pouha , who was considered a " project " player , was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft . Pouha would appear in fourteen games as a rookie , recording ten tackles and one pass defended . 2006 . Following his rookie season , Pouha suffered a torn ACL on the fourth day of training camp and was subsequently placed on the injured reserve list . 2007 . Motivated following his ACL injury which sidelined him in 2006 , Pouha would play in all sixteen games during the season , starting one game . Pouha recorded 39 tackles and had one pass defended . 2008 . Pouha would once again appear in all of the team ' s sixteen matchups , recording 23 tackles , and would record his first half - sack of his career against the New England Patriots ' Matt Cassel . 2009 . Pouha went into the 2009 season as the back - up defensive tackle . Six games into the season , the Jets lost Pro Bowl starter Kris Jenkins who suffered a torn ACL . The injury would thrust Pouha into the spotlight as he became the team ' s starting nose tackle , starting the team ' s next thirteen games . Pouha would achieve multiple career highs , starting a career - high fourteen games and making a career 61 tackles , 34 of which were solo . Pouha and teammate Mike DeVito would help improve the rushing defense from twenty - first to fourth overall in the NFL . Pouha and the team would enter the postseason until falling against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship . 2010 . Pouha started the first game of the 2010 season alongside a returning Kris Jenkins . Six plays into the team ' s Monday night home opener against the Baltimore Ravens , Jenkins once again suffered a torn ACL . Pouha , again , assumed Jenkins ' role as nose tackle alongside teammates Mike DeVito and Howard Green . Pouha is considered to be an excellent run - stopper and as the season progresses , the team would like to see Pouha more involved in pass - rushing and getting to the quarterback . Pouha and the Jets made the postseason for the second straight year but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship . 2011 . In Week 14 of the 2011 NFL season , Pouha tackled running back Jackie Battle in the end zone for a safety vs the Kansas City Chiefs . 2013 . Po ' uha was released by the Jets on March 12 , 2013 . Personal . Pouha was born to Sonasi and Susana Pouha . He married his college sweetheart , Keiti Kaufusi Pouha , while he was still attending the University of Utah . The couple have four children , two sons , Viliami and Sonasi ; and two daughters , Leilani and Kesaia . Pouha is of Tongan descent . Pouha majored in behavior science and health . Pouha created a beverage business named Bula . Pouha has described the beverage as a " relaxation drink " that is a combination of kava and valerian root . The drink is currently sold online and in stores in northern California .