Kai Nacua


Kaimana Nacua is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Brigham Young University.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Nacua was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2017.
Throughout training camp, he competed for a roster spot against Justin Currie and Trey Caldwell. On September 3, 2017, the Browns waived Nacau and signed him to their practice squad the next day. On September 8, 2017, Nacua was promoted to the active roster. Head coach Hue Jackson named Nacua the backup strong safety behind Derrick Kindred to start the regular season.
He made his professional regular season debut in the Cleveland Browns' season-opening 21-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. On December 3, 2017, Nacua made his first career tackle during a 19-10 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers. In Week 14, Nacua earned his first career start after Derrick Kindred suffered a wrist injury the week prior. Nacua recorded a season-high five solo tackles during the Browns' 27-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. He finished the season with 14 combined tackles in 16 games and three starts.
Nacua was waived by the Browns on April 30, 2018.

Baltimore Ravens

On May 1, 2018, Nacua was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens. He was waived on August 31, 2018. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 15, 2018. He was released on October 15, 2018.

Carolina Panthers

On December 5, 2018, Nacua was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 31, 2018. He was waived on August 4, 2019.

Indianapolis Colts

On August 19, 2019, Nacua signed with the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived/injured on August 31, 2019 and was placed on injured reserve.

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