Haruki Nakamura Haruki Robert Nakamura ( 中村春樹 " Nakamura Haruki " , ; born April 18 , 1986 ) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football for the University of Cincinnati . Early life . Nakamura ' s parents , Karen and Ryozo , were each competitive in international judo competitions . His mother is a fourth degree black belt , and his late father Ryozo was an eighth degree black belt . His brothers Mako and Yoshi were each international judo champions . Yoshi was a two - time Ohio state wrestling champion and also competed in the U . S . Olympic Trials . Nakamura ' s sister , Kimi , was a national champion in judo . Nakamura attended St . Edward High School , an all - boys Catholic high school on the Cleveland ' s west side . He played football , playing both wide receiver and defensive back . In 2003 , he was instrumental in the team ' s runner - up finish in the Ohio Division I " big school " playoffs . He earned second - team " All - Ohio " honors as a defensive back in his senior season . He graduated in 2004 . He attended the University of Cincinnati , where he majored in Criminal Justice . He played college football for the Bearcats , playing free safety and on special teams . He earned first - team " All - Big East " honors . On April 26 , 2008 , he was drafted by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft , the 206th player overall . Professional football . Baltimore Ravens . Haruki Nakamura was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL in the 2008 NFL Draft . Nakamura had 12 tackles in 16 games of the 2008 season . On January 10 , 2009 , Nakamura recorded a career high five tackles in the Baltimore Ravens 13 - 10 upset of the AFC ' s top - seeded Tennessee Titans . On November 16 , 2009 , Nakamura was injured on the opening kickoff of a Monday Night Football game versus the Cleveland Browns in his hometown of Cleveland . He suffered a broken right ankle attempting to make a tackle on special teams . Two days later , he was placed on the injured reserve list , ending his season . In the 2010 Preseason Nakamura has shown the signs of having a breakout season as evidenced in the pre - season week - three game against the New York Giants . Nakamura not only caught an interception that Coach John Harbaugh described as being “ as good a play as you ’ re ever going to see , ” “ I don ’ t know how he came up with the ball . He ’ s just a tremendous athlete . He ’ s a football player , through and through . ” Nakamura also sacked the Giants ' quarterback for a loss in that same game . He also returned a fake kickoff against the Washington Redskins . Nakamura had 24 tackles in 2010 after just four before the injury in 2009 . In a Week 4 game against the St . Louis Rams in 2011 , Nakamura was injured and missed a month . Carolina Panthers . Nakamura signed with the Carolina Panthers on March 16 , 2012 . On November 9 , Nakamura was fined $ 21 , 000 for striking a defenseless player in the head / neck area against the Washington Redskins in Week 9 . Personal life . On June 25 , 2011 Nakamura married Jamie Pentaudi in Ocean City , MD .