| No. 47 BC Lions | |
.jpg) Teuhema with the Lions in 2022 | |
| Born: | September 25, 1995 Keller, Texas |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) |
| College | Louisiana State Southeastern Louisiana |
| High school | Keller High |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2019 | Arizona Hotshots |
| 2019–2020 | Carolina Panthers* |
| 2021 | Frisco Fighters |
| 2022–present | BC Lions |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career stats | |
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Sione Teuhema (born September 25, 1995) is an American professional gridiron football defensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Teuhema played college football for the LSU Tigers from 2014 to 2015.[1] He played in 16 games where he had 20 tackles and two sacks.[2] He was suspended by the team in May 2016 an transferred to Southeastern Louisiana University to play for the Lions that year.[3] He played for the Lions from 2016 to 2017 where he had 109 tackles, 13 sacks, and three forced fumbles.[2]
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Teuhema attended minicamp with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets, but was not signed.[2] He didn't play in 2018, and then signed with the Arizona Hotshots for the 2019 season.[2] That year, he recorded 13 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble before the league folded during the season.[4]
Teuhema signed with the Carolina Panthers on June 11, 2019.[5] However, he was released at the end of training camp on September 2, 2017.[6] He spent the 2019 season on the practice roster and was signed to a futures contract for 2020.[2] However, he was waived on May 29, 2020, to make room on the roster for Eli Apple.[7]
In 2021, Teuhema played for the Frisco Fighters where he had nine total tackles and one sack.[8]
On February 28, 2022, Teuhema signed with the BC Lions.[9] He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first CFL game on June 16, 2022, against the Edmonton Elks, where he had four defensive tackles and three sacks.[10][11]
Teuhema was born to parents Sidney and Liliani Teuhema.[1] His younger brother, Maea, played as an offensive lineman with both the LSU Tigers and Southeastern Louisiana Lions.[12]