NFL CAREER – After two seasons with the Saints, Fujita is firmly established as one of the club’s top defenders, a consistent performer who immediately emerged as a leader of the unit and was voted a captain by his teammates. The first defensive free agent New Orleans signed in 2006 after Sean Payton and his staff took over, Fujita has posted a team-high 238 tackles, 6.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries since his arrival. He is a constant in every scheme as the versatile Fujita rarely leaves the field, both dropping into coverage and filling gaps against the run with equal effectiveness. He paced the Saints in 2006 with 119 stops, a total he equaled last season, fueled by a career-best 79 solo tackles. His three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 2007 were also career-highs. Including stints with Kansas City (2002-04) and Dallas (2005), the seventh-year veteran has played in 95 games in his career, with 80 starts. Fujita was a fifth-round pick by the Chiefs in 2002 and was traded to Dallas just days before the kickoff of the 2005 regular season.

HONORS – 2006: NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3).

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by Saints (UFA) to four-year contract, 3/14/06; Acquired by Dallas Cowboys from Kansas City Chiefs for 2006 sixth-round draft choice and a 2007 conditional pick, 9/3/05; Selected in fifth round by Kansas City (143rd overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft.

2007 – Started 15 contests at strongside linebacker, inactive vs. Carolina, Oct. 7 with ankle injury, marking first time in his career that he missed a game…Notched a team-high 119 tackles (79 solo), three sacks for 26 yards in losses, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six pass defenses…Selected by teammates as one of five season-long captains…Posted nine or more tackles in seven games…At Indianapolis, Sept. 6, had nine stops (eight solo) and knocked down two passes…Added seven tackles at Tampa Bay, Sept. 16, with a pass defense…Made nine tackles (six solo) vs. Tennessee, Sept. 24, despite missing time in the second half with an ankle injury. The injury forced him on the inactive list vs. Carolina, Oct. 7, the first contest of his career that he did not play in…Returned at Seattle and had nine stops (six solo), Oct. 14…Oct. 21 at Atlanta had seven tackles, a sack and a forced fumble…Notched 10 tackles (seven solo) vs. St. Louis, Nov. 11…Posted 10 tackles (five solo) and a fumble recovery which led to a field goal at Houston, Nov. 18…Knocked down a pass and had 10 stops vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 2…In finest performance of year, recorded a season-high 12 tackles, tied his career-high with two sacks and set a career-high with a pair of forced fumbles vs. Arizona, Dec. 16…Had eight stops (three solo) in finale at Chicago, Dec. 30. 2006 – Started all 16 games at strongside linebacker, leading team with 119 stops (75 solo) and adding 3.5 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and eight pass defenses…Had 15 tackles (12 solo) in the postseason, including 11 in NFC Championship at Chicago…Had 10 or more tackles in four games during regular season…Opened Saints career with sparkling performance, notching seven tackles (four solo), an interception with a 19-yard return and a forced fumble vs. Cleveland, Sept. 10…Had nine tackles (seven solo) at Green Bay, Oct. 17… Earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Atlanta, Sept. 25 with eight stops (six solo), a sack, a deflected pass and a forced fumble…Closed a banner first month with eight tackles and a pair of pass defenses at Carolina, Oct. 1… Notched 10 tackles and a sack vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 8…Recorded seven stops, a half-sack, two pass defenses and an interception vs. Philadelphia, Oct. 15…Had a season-high 11 tackles (six solo) vs. Cincinnati, Nov. 19, and followed that performance with 10 (eight solo) at Atlanta, Nov. 26…Posted 11 tackles (seven solo) and deflected a pass vs. Washington, Dec. 12…Had five tackles and a sack at the NY Giants, Dec. 24. 2005 – Posted 58 tackles (43 solo), two sacks and a pair of forced fumbles while appearing in 16 games and starting final eight at strongside linebacker…Added nine special teams tackles…Traded by Kansas City to Dallas eight days prior to kickoff of 2005 season…Had seven tackles vs. Kansas City, Dec. 11, and forced a fumble on a sack. 2004 – In second season as a full-time starter, led the Chiefs with 112 tackles, his second consecutive 100-tackle performance, while adding 4.5 sacks and three passes defensed as an OLB…At New Orleans, Nov. 14, tied a career-best with two sacks as well as seven tackles before notching a season-high 14 stops and a half sack against San Diego, Nov. 28…Tied his season-high of 14 tackles at Tennessee, Dec. 13. 2003 – Started all 16 games and led team with 151 tackles while ranking fifth with four sacks and posting six passes defensed, his first career interception and a forced fumble…His 151 tackles were fifth-most in club history…Notched 15 tackles at Houston, Sept. 21, before recording his first sack at Baltimore, Sept. 28…Posted a career-high two sacks at Green Bay, Oct. 12…Racked up 14 tackles and a sack at Oakland, Oct. 20, before adding a career-high 18 tackles vs. Buffalo, Oct. 26…Picked off his first career pass vs. Chicago. Dec. 28. 2002 – Fifth-round pick started nine of 16 games and had 63 tackles, six passes defensed, a sack and tied for second on the team with 15 special teams tackles…Earned first career start at San Diego, Oct. 13 and responded with six tackles, three special teams tackles, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery on punt coverage…Against Buffalo, Nov. 17, tallied a season-high nine tackles…Notched first sack of his career vs. St. Louis, Dec. 8.

COLLEGE – Originally a walk-on safety at California before finishing on scholarship after making the transition from safety to linebacker as a redshirt freshman…Played in 39 games with 24 starts for the Golden Bears and recorded 124 tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Started all 11 games at weakside linebacker as a senior and was named All-Pac 10 honorable mention and Academic All-Pac 10 after registering 60 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pair of forced fumbles…As a junior, he earned All-Pac 10 honorable mention, starting 11 games and notching 41 tackles and four sacks…Played in 10 games with two starts as a sophomore…Saw time in seven games as a redshirt freshman playing mainly on special teams after making the move from safety to linebacker.

PERSONAL – A two-sport standout at Rio Mesa, Calif., HS in football and basketball…At safety and linebacker collected 118 tackles, four sacks and five interceptions and 15 catches for 350 yards and six scores as a tight end…Graduated with a degree in political science and added a masters in education from California…Recruited by several Ivy League schools…Full name: Scott Anthony Fujita (pronounced Foo-GEE-ta)…Married, wife Jaclyn, and recently had twins: Isabelle and Delilah.