over three years, including $8 million in guaranteed money with the Cleveland Browns, who coveted his leadership qualities. 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. On November 29, 2011, he was placed in the injured reserve list with a fractured hand he suffered in the eleventh game against the Cincinnati Bengals. 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 the Week 6 game against the New York Giants, Fujita was placed on injured reserve with a potentital career-ending neck injury on October 24. He finished with 14 tackles and one sack in four games. On December 11, 2012, it was announced in the media that former commissioner Paul Tagliabue exonerated Fujita of all culpability and wrongdoing in the Saints pay-for-play scandal, vacating his suspension and clearing his record. On April 22, 2013, he announced his retirement. NFL statistics Retirement from football On April 22, 2013, Fujita signed a one-day contract with the New Orleans Saints while in Machu Picchu with his former teammate Steve Gleason, announcing his retirement immediately after. In August 2013, Fujita joined the new Fox Sports 1 sports network as an analyst on its Fox Football Daily program. Career as educator In 2018 Fujita became the Athletic Director of All Saints' Day School, in Carmel, California, where he had been a parent for years. On January 30, 2019, the school announced Fujita as its Head of School. Fujita holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Business Administration, and a Master of Arts in Education