Maʻake Kemoeatu

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Ma'ake Kemoeatu
Pule'anga Fakatu'i'o, Tonga
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:345 lb (156 kg)
Career information
High school:Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii)
College:Utah
Undrafted:2002
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:287
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ma'ake Tu'amelie Kemoeatu (pronounced

offensive lineman Chris Kemoeatu
.

Early years

Kemoeatu was born in Tonga. His younger brother is

Kahuku High School
.

College career

Kemoeatu was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at Utah. He started 35 of 43 games played in college, finishing his career with 160 tackles and nine sacks. He was suspended by the NCAA for his last college game, the 2001 Las Vegas Bowl, for buying two math books for his younger brother Tevita using scholarship money.[1]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

Kemoeatu played four seasons with the

undrafted free agent
in 2002.

Carolina Panthers

Kemoeatu signed with the Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2006.

Kemoeatu suffered a torn right

Achilles' tendon
during the team's 2009 training camp. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 5. He was released on March 5, 2010.

Washington Redskins

On March 13, 2010, Kemoeatu signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the

Washington Redskins.[2] He was released on July 28, 2011.[3]

Baltimore Ravens (second stint)

On May 2, 2012, Kemoeatu returned to the

Nose Tackle job from Terrence Cody, starting 13 games, recording 29 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble. He also would go on to win his first championship title when the Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII before retiring from football.[4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 BAL 16 1 21 16 5 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 BAL 15 1 23 21 2 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2004 BAL 14 3 28 20 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 BAL 16 16 40 30 10 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2006 CAR 16 13 34 26 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2007 CAR 16 13 47 41 6 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2008 CAR 14 14 36 31 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2010 WAS 14 12 29 19 10 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 BAL 15 13 29 15 14 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
136 86 287 219 68 5.0 20 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2003 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 CAR 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 BAL 4 4 10 5 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 5 15 10 5 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life

He is the older brother of Chris Kemoeatu, who won Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On August 27, 2014, Ma'ake donated a kidney to his brother, Chris.[5]

Honours

National honours

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Linda (December 23, 2001). "NCAA throws the book at Kemoeatu". Salt Lake City Deseret News.
  2. ^ "Redskins sign NT Kemoeatu, who spent 2009 on injured reserve". NFL.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  3. Pro Football Talk
    . Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  5. ^ Litman, Laken (18 September 2014). "Ravens player retires to give kidney to younger brother, a retired Steelers player". USA Today. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

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