Cassh Maluia

Cassh Maluia (born October 3, 1998) is an American former professional football player who is a professional rugby player with the Chicago Hounds. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker.

Maluia played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys, and was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft.

College career Maluia grew up in Compton, California and signed with Wyoming, the first school to offer him a football scholarship, out of high school. As a sophomore, Maluia recorded 74 tackles. He earned honorable mention all-Mountain West Conference honors. In his career at Wyoming, Maluia had 197 tackles and 16.5 tackles for loss. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster the following day. He was waived on November 10, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and December 28 for the team's weeks 10 and 16 games against the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. On January 2, 2021, Maluia was promoted to the active roster. He was waived after the season on March 23, 2021.

On August 7, 2021, Maluia re-signed with the Patriots. He was waived on August 24, 2021.

Tennessee Titans On August 26, 2021, Maluia signed with the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 29, 2021.

American Raptors Maluia switched football codes in 2023 to play rugby for the American Raptors in the Super Rugby Americas league.

Chicago Hounds In 2024, Maluia signed with Major League Rugby's Chicago Hounds as an outside back.