Kai Nacua

Kaimana Nacua (born March 3, 1995) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Brigham Young University.

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 (12 solo) 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.