Ikaika Alama - Francis Ikaika Alama - Francis ( born December 4 , 1984 ) is an American football defensive end . He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Hawaii . Early years . Alama - Francis was born to former Green Bay Packers back - up quarterback and former high school football coach Joseph " Joe " Francis and Rolenda " Ku ' ulei " Alama - Francis . He has three older half brothers from Joe Francis ' s first wife and two older brothers from Joe ' s second wife , Kuulei . His much older brother is Jon Francis , who played running back for the Los Angeles Rams . Another child , Makana , joined the family after Ikaika went to college . While playing basketball and volleyball for Kalaheo High School , he made the All State High School basketball and volleyball teams his junior and senior years . College career . Even though he was recruited to play basketball for New Mexico and Portland State , he started his career at Hawaii after graduating from high school in 2002 as a walk on to the Warrior basketball team . He played forward mostly at the end of games that were already decided . Alama - Francis decided to try out for the football team during spring training after his first and only season with Warrior Basketball . The elder Francis was a bit skeptical due to Alama - Francis relatively small size and lack of experience with football physicality as a basketball player . Even though Warrior coach June Jones offered Alama - Francis a scholarship coming out of high school with no high school playing experience , Alama - Francis and his father , Joe Francis , refused the offer because they did not feel that Alama - Francis was ready . The elder Francis told the coach that his son needed to earn the scholarship . , Alama - Francis gained 70 pounds over the years to build his 190 pound frame to 260 pounds . He also worked on building his strength and football defensive end knowledge to become a starter his junior and senior years . At the beginning of Alama - Francis ' senior year , he was chosen by Coach Jones to represent the University of Hawaii at media day for the Western Athletic Conference at the start of the 2006 season . In his 26 starts at Hawaii he had a total of 112 tackles ( 62 solos ) with 10 sacks . Professional career . Detroit Lions . During the 2007 mini - camp , Alama - Francis could not participate in team organized activities due to a pectoral muscle tear suffered during the Hula Bowl . Instead he worked with head Coach Rod Marinelli and the defensive coaching staff on developing his skills . Alama - Francis impressed the coaches and team mates with his work ethic and positive demeanor . Alama - Francis remained inactive for 10 of the first 12 games of the season . In the 4 games he played in , he recorded 12 tackles . For the 2008 season , Alama - Francis switched his uniform number from 91 to 97 , after the departure of Boss Bailey who had previously worn 97 . Alama - Francis was released from the team on September 6 , 2009 . Miami Dolphins . Alama - Francis was signed by the Miami Dolphins on November 24 for a salary of $ 460 , 000 The Dolphins tried changing his position from defensive end to outside linebacker . He competed with teammate Koa Misi for a starting position . San Francisco 49ers . Alama - Francis was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on August 15 to a one - year deal .