ka ika ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁( born ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁American ▁football ▁def ensive ▁end . ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁at ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁former ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁back - up ▁quarter back ▁and ▁former ▁high ▁school ▁football ▁coach ▁Joseph ▁" J oe " ▁Francis ▁and ▁Rol enda ▁" K u ' ule i " ▁Al ama - Fran cis . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁three ▁older ▁half ▁brothers ▁from ▁Joe ▁Francis ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁older ▁brothers ▁from ▁Joe ' s ▁second ▁wife , ▁Ku ule i . ▁ ▁His ▁much ▁older ▁brother ▁is ▁Jon ▁Francis , ▁who ▁played ▁running ▁back ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams . ▁Another ▁child , ▁Mak ana , ▁joined ▁the ▁family ▁after ▁I ka ika ▁went ▁to ▁college . ▁While ▁playing ▁basketball ▁and ▁vol ley ball ▁for ▁K ala he o ▁High ▁School , ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁All ▁State ▁High ▁School ▁basketball ▁and ▁vol ley ball ▁teams ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁years . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Even ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁play ▁basketball ▁for ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁Port land ▁State , ▁Al ama - Fran cis ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁at ▁Hawai i ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2