OREM — Not many moms have the responsibility to keep tabs on their NFL, college and high school star football players. But Penina Nacua has that unique opportunity.
Nacua is the mother of six children, three of whom are in the middle of successful football careers. Her oldest, Kai, was a standout defensive back at BYU and is now working to make the Cleveland Brown’s 53-man roster in the NFL. Samson is a redshirt freshman receiver at the University of Utah and earned a starting job this year after starring at Timpview High School, and Puka is a junior wide receiver at Orem High School, who is a four-star recruit and has offers from BYU and Utah among other schools.