Scott Anthony Fujita (; born April 28, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), and current Head of School at All Saints' Day School. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played 11 seasons for the Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns. He was a member of the 2009 Saints team that won Super Bowl XLIV, defeating the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at California. Early years Scott Fujita was adopted as an infant by Rodney Fujita, who is a third-generation Japanese-American, and his wife Helen, who is white. Rodney was born at the Gila River War Relocation Center in Phoenix, Arizona where his father Nagao, a 442nd Infantry Regiment combat veteran who later became an attorney, was one of many Japanese-Americans whose family was interned during World War II. Fujita grew up in a traditional Japanese household, celebrating Japanese festivals and holidays, and considers himself "half-Japanese at heart". He attended Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California. In football, he was a two-way player at safety and tight end. As a senior, he tallied 188 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 interceptions, 15 receptions for 350 yards and 6 touchdowns. In basketball, he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior. He received first-team Channel League and Ventura County honors in both sports as a senior. He also competed in the long jump, triple jump and high jump. College career Fujita walked on at the University of California, Berkeley. As a redshirt freshman, he was converted from a safety into an outside linebacker. He played mostly on special teams, while collecting 8 defensive tackles as a backup. As a sophomore, he made his first 2 starts. He had 15 tackles at the end of the season, but needed to have offseason neck surgery in the spring of 2000. As a junior, he started 11 games, making 41 tackles (13 for loss) and 4 sacks. As a senior, he started 11 games at weakside linebacker, posting 60 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. He finished his college career after appearing in 39 games with 24 starts, while registering 124 tackles, 7 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Professional career Kansas City Chiefs Fujita was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (143rd)