Scott Fujita Scott Anthony Fujita ( ; born April 28 , 1979 ) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft . He played college football at California . Fujita has also played for the Dallas Cowboys , New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns . Early years . Although Fujita ' s last name is Japanese , he is Caucasian , and he is the adopted son of Rodney Fujita , who is Japanese - American , and his wife Helen , who is Caucasian . His father was one of the Japanese - Americans interned during World War II ; his father ' s family was held at the Gila River War Relocation Center . Fujita grew up in a traditional Japanese household , celebrating Japanese festivals and holidays , and eating with chopsticks . His grandparents have several bonsai tree s on their property . He attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard , California . Professional career . Kansas City Chiefs . Fujita was drafted in the 5th round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs . Dallas Cowboys . Fujita was traded to the Dallas Cowboys before the 2005 season . New Orleans Saints . On March 13 , 2006 , Fujita signed with the Saints , reuniting with his former position coach as well as offensive coordinator ( now head coach Sean Payton ) . He was the first free agent to join the Saints when they returned to New Orleans after their year - long absence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . Fujita was named defensive captain of the 2007 Saints . In , Fujita caught a crucial game - winning interception in the very end against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In the 2009 season , he earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Saints team that won Super Bowl XLIV on February 7 , 2010 , defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31 - 17 to win the team ' s first league championship . Cleveland Browns . Fujita was a free agent after the 2009 season , and on March 7 , 2010 , he signed a contract worth $ 14 million over three years , including $ 8 million in guaranteed money , with the Cleveland Browns . In September he was elected one of the Browns ' defensive captains for the 2010 season . Through nine games , Fujita was second on the team in tackles and sacks , but he was injured in a November 14 game against the New York Jets and was expected to be out of action for an extended period . Fujita was suspended by the NFL for the first 3 games of the 2012 season because of his alleged participation in the Saints ' bounty scandal . On September 7 , his suspension was lifted . On October 9 , 2012 , four weeks and three days after an internal appeals panel vacated suspensions imposed on Fujita , Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma , Saints defensive end Will Smith , and free - agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove , the league re - issued the discipline , with reductions to the suspensions of Fujita and Hargrove . Vilma ' s suspension remained a full season , and Smith ' s remained four games . Fujita ' s suspension was reduced from three games to one , and Hargrove ' s reduced from eight games to seven . After Week 6 against the New York Giants , Fujita was placed on injured reserve after injuring his neck , ending his season . Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue eventually exonerated Fujita of all culpability and wrongdoing in the Saints pay - for - play scandal , vacating his suspension and clearing his record . Personal life . Fujita is married with three children ; he and his family have a home in Carmel Valley , California . He is politically liberal , and has gone on record as a supporter of abortion rights and gay rights as well as an advocate for adoption , wetland s preservation , and other causes ; he was named the Saints " Man of the Year " in 2009 for his charitable activities .