Accolades

Life Accolades – Scott Fujita, NFL Player

Professional Career:

Kansas City Chiefs (2002 – 2004)

On the field:

• April 2002 – Selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 5th Round of the 2002 NFL Draft
• 2002 – Recipient of Mack Lee Hill Award, given to the KC Chiefs top Rookie
• 2002 – Selected as Chiefs Defensive Rookie of the Year
• 2002 – Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team
• 2003 – Recipient of KC Chiefs “Most Improved Player” award
• Member of Chiefs 2003 AFC West Division Championship team

In the community:

• 2002-04 – Spokesperson for Kansas City Cancer Center, helping launch a new KC cancer treatment center, and leading the campaign’s “Tackle Prostate Cancer” and “Got Screened?” encouraging men and women to get screened for cancer
• 2003 – NFL Rookie Symposium speaker: What to expect in your new life in the NFL
• 2003-04 – Regular co-host on Kendall Gammon’s Radio Show, The Kendall Gammon Show, in Kansas City
• 2003-04 – Spokesperson for “Monday’s Child” in Kansas City, a program devoted to helping place foster children in permanent homes

Dallas Cowboys (2005)

On the field:

• 2005 – Traded from the KC Chiefs to the Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans Saints (2006 – 2009)

On the field:

• April 2006 – Signed a 4-yr contract with the New Orleans Saints at the start of the 2006 NFL Free Agency signing period
• 2006-2008 – Selected by teammates as New Orleans Saints team captain
• September 2006 – Chosen as NFC “Defensive Player of the Week” after Monday Night Football Game vs. the Atlanta Falcons, the re-opening of the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina
• Member of Saints 2006 NFC South Division Championship team
• Selected as an alternate to the 2009 Pro Bowl
• Member of Saints 2009 NFC South Division Championship team
• Member of Saints 2009 NFC Championship team
• Member of Saints 2009 Super Bowl XLIV Championship team
• Recipient of Saints 2009 “Most Productive Defensive Player” Award

In the community:

• 2006-09 – Spokesperson for Catholic Charities for Adoption and Adoption Awareness Month in New Orleans
• 2006-09 – Spokesperson for Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in New Orleans
• 2007 – Co-Grand Marshall for Endymion Parade at Mardi Gras 2007 in New Orleans
• 2006-07 – Host of “Monday Night Football with Scott Fujita” weekly at House of Blues New Orleans
• 2007 – Selected by the NFL for the League’s annual “Take a Player to School Day”
• 2007 – Spokesperson for American Heart Association in New Orleans
• 2007-2009 – Spokesperson for Covenant House New Orleans
• Fall 2007 – Co-host of the “Saints Radio Show” with Kenny Wilkerson on WWL in New Orleans
• April 2007 – Accepted (with teammates) JB (James Brown) Award for Community Dedication at the Gridiron Gala in Washington, D.C., which aired on CBS Sports
• July 2007 – Accepted (with teammates) ESPY Award for “Best Sports Moment” for Saints’ return to the Superdome
• 2007-08 – Co-Creator/Host of weekly TV segment called “Who Dat Fish”, which aired Tuesday nights on the evening news on WDSU (the New Orleans NBC affiliate)
• 2007-08 – Co-host of annual fundraiser for New Orleans Children’s Hospital
• 2007-09 – Spokesperson for Brian Harris Autoplex in Slidell, LA
• 2008-09 – New Orleans Saints NFL Players Association team alternate representative
• 2009 – Appointed to the transition team of DeMaurice Smith, who was elected as Executive Director of NFLPA in March 2009
• 2009 – Selected as Saints’ 2009 Man of the Year, voted on annually by members of the Saints front office, local media and local non-profit and business executives
• 2009 – Finalist for NFL’s Walter Payton Man Of the Year honor
• Guest columnist for London Times after Super Bowl XLIV

Cleveland Browns (2010 – present)

On the field:

• March 2010 – Signed 3-year contract with the Cleveland Browns at the start of the 2010 free agency signing period

In the community:

• March 2010 – Elected to the NFL Players Association Executive Committee
• April 2010 – Appointed to NFLPA “Player Safety and Welfare Committee”
• April 2010 – Appointed to NFLPA “Committee on Agent Regulation and Discipline”

Other/Community:

• Numerous motivational speaking engagements for businesses and corporations in the Kansas City and New Orleans areas
• Volunteer Coach at football camps for Tony Gonzalez, Mike Karney, Herman Edwards, and Tony Richardson, among others
• Spoken at various schools about Japanese Internment, the importance of education, living an active and healthy lifestyle, etc.
• Advocate for marriage equality and LGBT rights
• Featured extensively in Alan Donnes’ Patron Saints, the story of the 2006 New Orleans Saints
• Contributor to Dedicated to Daughters, a book highlighting the relationships of NFL players and their daughters
• Regular guest with Dave Zirin on Edge of Sports, a show that blends sports and politics
• Executive Producer for The Lightkeepers (March 2010 release), directed by Daniel Adams and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Blythe Danner
• Spokesperson for Gulf Restoration Network and America’s Wetlands Foundation
• Presented with a “Key to the City of New Orleans” from Mayor Mitch Landrieu
• Recipient of “Certificate of Proclamation” from New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu for “work on behalf of the city of New Orleans in the battle against coastal erosion”
• April 2010 – Appeared at 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles
• May 2010 – Recipient of PFLAG “Straight for Equality in Sports” Award
• GLAAD Media Circle Member
• June 2010 – LOGO Network nominee for NewNextNow “Cause You’re Hot” Award

College:

• Fall 1997 – Enrolled at University of California at Berkeley; walked onto the Golden Bears football team
• 1997 & 1999 – Recipient of Cal Football’s “Strength Award” for hard work and dedication in the weight room
• Fall 1998 – Awarded a full athletic scholarship
• 1998 – Recipient of Cal Football’s Clint Evans Award, given to the “most intense Freshman competitor”
• 1998 & 2000 – Recipient of Cal Football’s Frank Storment Award, given to the “most outstanding student athlete from Southern California”
• 1998-2001 – Selected to All-Pac-10 Academic Team
• 2000 – Recipient of Cal Football’s Ken Cotton Award, given to the “most courageous player”
• 2000-01 – All-Pac 10 Honorable Mention selection
• May 2001 – Graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Political Science (with Honors) and a minor degree in Business Administration
• 2001 – Guest columnist for UC Berkeley’s school newspaper, the Daily Californian
• 2001 – Selected by teammates as Team Captain of California Golden Bears football team
• 2001 – Recipient of Cal Football’s Andy Smith Award, given to the player with the most “Big C Time” in the Big Game vs. Stanford
• 2001 – Recipient of Cal Football’s Stub Allison Award, given to the team’s “most inspirational player”
• 2001 – Verizon District VIII Academic All-American
• January 2002 – Selected to play in the East-West Shrine college football All-Star game in San Francisco, CA
• May 2002 – Received a Masters Degree in Education from UC Berkeley

High School:

• 1993-1995 – Freshman and Sophomore Class Presidents at Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, CA
• 1995-1996 – ASB Vice President at Rio Mesa High School
• All-Channel League and All-Ventura County selection in football and basketball from 1995-1997
• May 1997 – Winner of Defensive MVP award in Ventura County All-Star football game
• May 1997 – Winner of Slam Dunk Contest at Ventura County All-Star basketball game
• June 1997 – Recipient of Rio Mesa HS “Male Athlete of the Year” award
• June 1997 – Graduated from Rio Mesa HS in Oxnard, CA with 4.2 GPA

For more information or to contact Scott Fujita, please contact:

Yee & Dubin Sports, LLC
Shantal Lamelas, Client Relations Director
725 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 3085
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel. (213) 892-7420
info@scottfujita.com