Tony Bouie Tony Vanderson Bouie ( born August 7 , 1972 ) is a former American college and professional American football who was a safety in the National Football League ( NFL ) for four seasons . He played college football for the University of Arizona , and earned All - American honors . He played professionally for the NFL ' s Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Early years . Bouie was born and raised in New Orleans , Louisiana . He attended Holy Cross School in New Orleans , and played for the Holy Cross Tigers high school football team . College career . While attending the University of Arizona , he played for the Arizona Wildcats football team from 1991 to 1994 . Bouie was a key member of the Wildcats ' Pacific - 10 Conference championship team in 1993 , which defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl . He was recognized as a consensus All - American and first - team All - Pac - 10 selection at defensive back following his senior season in 1994 , and was featured on the cover of " Sports Illustrated " magazine . He also played for the Arizona Wildcats baseball team , and was a member of the Wildcats ' Pac - 10 championship baseball teams in 1992 and 1993 . Bouie graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree in media arts . He was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 , and his name is included among other Wildcats football greats in the Ring of Honor on the facade of Arizona Stadium . Professional career . He signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1995 , and played for the Buccaneers from to . In four NFL seasons , he played in 57 regular season games with the Buccaneers and started four of them . Life after football . Bouie began work on his first master ' s degree while playing for the Arizona Wildcats , and graduated from the University of Arizona with a Master of Arts in literacy and education n 1997 . He graduated from Arizona State University ' s W . P . Carey School of Business with a Master of Business Administration ( M . B . A . ) in 2005 . While completing his M . B . A . degree requirements , he wrote a business plan for the development of a stackable cup that dispenses with an attached lid . He raised capital for the manufacture and marketing of his idea , and currently is the chief executive officer of Halo Cups , Inc . , the distributor of the " SwoopCup . " He currently sits on the national boards of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the National Football League Players ' Association . He formerly was the vice president of the University of Arizona Maricopa County Black Alumni Association , and was a national board member for the University of Arizona alumni association . He is a cancer survivor , having been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma in 2007 . He underwent successful chemotherapy in the spring of 2008 . In 2010 , Bouie ran as a Republican candidate for the Arizona State Senate in District 4 , which encompasses northwest Phoenix , surrounding suburbs , and much of rural northwestern Maricopa County . Bouie lives in Anthem , Arizona , with his wife and three children . He is an active member of Christ Church of the Valley in Peoria . He is now also working as a substitute teacher for the Deer Valley Unified School District , as was one of the items on his bucket list , along with bungee jumping , skydiving , and climbing K2 .