Pisa Tinoisamoa Apisaloma " Pisa " Donald Tinoisamoa ( ; born July 15 , 1981 ) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft . He played college football at Hawaii . Early years . Tinoisamoa attended Vista High School in Vista , California . In football , he was a three - time All - Palomar League , a three - time All - CIF pick , an All - American pick as a senior , and a three - time All - State selection and an All - American running back . His 1996 , ' 97 , and ' 98 Panther football teams won the Palomar League and CIF titles . As a senior , Tinoisamoa recorded 75 tackles ( 12 for loss ) , six sacks , and three fumble recoveries ( one for a score ) and offensively , rushed for 1 , 600 yards and 23 touchdowns and he became the first - ever player ever in San Diego County history to make First - team All - CIF on both offense and defense . College career . At the University of Hawaii Tinoisamoa recorded 289 tackles ( 210 solo ) with 15 . 5 sacks , 11 QB pressures , six forced fumbles , two fumble recoveries , nine passes defensed , two interceptions , and one blocked field goal while starting 27 of 35 games for Rainbow Warriors . He was a First - team All - Western Athletic Conference pick and was the recipient of the Alec Waterhouse Award , given to team ’ s Most Valuable Player as he led team with career - high 129 tackles ( 89 solo ) , with 6 . 5 sacks , 18 tackles for loss , eight QB pressures , two interceptions , five passes defensed , one forced fumble , one fumble recovery , and blocked kick . He was named Second - team All - WAC as junior when he tallied 86 tackles ( 67 solos ) with five sacks , 11 tackles for loss , four QB pressures , three passes defensed , and three forced fumbles . As sophomore , he recorded 74 tackles ( 54 solos ) , four sacks , 10 tackles for loss , two forced fumbles , one fumble recovery , five passes defensed , and four QB pressures . He did not play as freshman . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Tinoisamoa was drafted out of the University of Hawaii by the St . Louis Rams in the second round ( 43rd overall ) of the 2003 NFL Draft . On July 24 , 2003 , Tinoisamoa signed a four - year $ 2 . 90 million contract with the Rams . In his rookie season he played in all 16 games and finished the season with 76 tackles , two sacks and three interceptions . He was the first Rams rookie to lead the team in tackles . The following season , he recorded a career - high 95 tackles and 1 . 5 sacks . In 2005 , he led the team tackles for the third straight season , recording 94 . He also recorded 1 . 5 sacks and two interceptions . On October 11 , 2006 , he signed a five - year $ 24 . 7 million contract extension with the Rams . The 2006 season saw him play in 11 games after breaking his hand versus the Chicago Bears on December 11 . He finished the campaign with 36 tackles and two sacks . In 2007 , he recorded 40 tackles and two interceptions in 9 games . Hand , knee , shoulder , elbow , and ankle injuries struck in ‘ 06 and ‘ 07 , forcing Tinoisamoa to miss 12 of 32 games . But he stayed healthy the following season , playing all 16 games and led the team in tackles . On May 8 , 2009 , Tinoisamoa was released by the Rams . Tinoisamoa was scheduled to make a base salary of $ 3 . 25 million and count $ 4 . 25 million against the cap . Releasing him freed up $ 2 . 25 million in cap space . Chicago Bears . Tinoisamoa agreed to a one - year contract with the Chicago Bears on May 29 , 2009 . Pisa was named starting strong - side linebacker in August 2009 . He follows Adam Archuleta as another player brought over to the Chicago Bears who was coached under Lovie Smith in St . Louis during Smith ' s time as defensive coordinator . Tinoisamoa was placed on Injured Reserve due to a knee injury on December 2 , 2009 . After the Bears signed linebacker Cato June , Tinoisamoa ' s jersey number was changed to 49 , giving June number 59 . On April 12 , the Bears re - signed Tinoisamoa . He was later cut and replaced with David Herron .