Kemoeatu was born in Tonga. His younger brother is Chris Kemoeatu, who also played football at the University of Utah and later entered the NFL. When he was a child his family moved to the U.S. state of Hawaii. He grew up in Kahuku, Hawaii, on the north shore of Oahu, and attended Kahuku High School.
College careeredit
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]
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 Redskinsedit
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)edit
On May 2, 2012, Kemoeatu returned to the Baltimore Ravens. After a one-year hiatus from football, he lost 78 pounds, from 415 down to 337, in a serious attempt to resurrect his career. He wound up winning the starting 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]
^Hamilton, Linda (December 23, 2001). "NCAA throws the book at Kemoeatu". Salt Lake City Deseret News.
^"Redskins sign NT Kemoeatu, who spent 2009 on injured reserve". NFL.com. March 10, 2010. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
^Rosenthal, Gregg (28 July 2011). "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^"Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
^Litman, Laken (18 September 2014). "Ravens player retires to give kidney to younger brother, a retired Steelers player". USA Today. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
^. Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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Ma ake Tu amelie Kemoeatu pronounced maˈʔake kemoeˈatu born January 10 1979 is a Tongan American former professional American football player who played as a nose tackle He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002 He played college football for the University of Utah Utes Kemoeatu has also played for the Carolina Panthers and Washington Redskins He is the older brother of former NFL offensive lineman Chris Kemoeatu Ma ake KemoeatuKemoeatu at Ravens practice in August 2012No 92 99 96Position Nose tacklePersonal informationBorn 1979 01 10 January 10 1979 age 45 Pule anga Fakatu i o TongaHeight 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 345 lb 156 kg Career informationHigh school Kahuku Kahuku Hawaii College UtahUndrafted 2002Career historyBaltimore Ravens 2002 2005 Carolina Panthers 2006 2009 Washington Redskins 2010 Baltimore Ravens 2012 Career highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XLVII Career NFL statisticsTackles 287Sacks 5 0Forced fumbles 2Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Baltimore Ravens 3 2 Carolina Panthers 3 3 Washington Redskins 3 4 Baltimore Ravens second stint 4 NFL career statistics 4 1 Regular season 4 2 Playoffs 5 Personal life 6 Honours 7 References 8 External linksEarly years editKemoeatu was born in Tonga His younger brother is Chris Kemoeatu who also played football at the University of Utah and later entered the NFL When he was a child his family moved to the U S state of Hawaii He grew up in Kahuku Hawaii on the north shore of Oahu and attended Kahuku High School College career editKemoeatu 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 editBaltimore Ravens edit Kemoeatu played four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens from 2002 to 2005 He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 Carolina Panthers edit 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 edit 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 edit On May 2 2012 Kemoeatu returned to the Baltimore Ravens After a one year hiatus from football he lost 78 pounds from 415 down to 337 in a serious attempt to resurrect his career He wound up winning the starting 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 editLegend Bold Career high Regular season edit 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 edit 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 0Personal life editHe 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 editNational honours nbsp Order of Queen Salote Tupou III Member 31 July 2008 6 References edit Hamilton Linda December 23 2001 NCAA throws the book at Kemoeatu Salt Lake City Deseret News Redskins sign NT Kemoeatu who spent 2009 on injured reserve NFL com March 10 2010 Retrieved 2023 11 19 Rosenthal Gregg 28 July 2011 Release Tracker Pro Football Talk Retrieved 29 July 2011 Super Bowl XLVII San Francisco 49ers vs Baltimore Ravens February 3rd 2013 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2017 11 08 Litman Laken 18 September 2014 Ravens player retires to give kidney to younger brother a retired Steelers player USA Today Retrieved 18 September 2014 Royal orders presented at Palace Matangi Tonga 1 August 2008 Archived from the original on 21 January 2021 Retrieved 2 January 2022 External links editMa ake Kemoeatu Utah Utes bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org 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