Martin Tevaseu
Martin Tauamanu Tevaseu (/ˌteɪvəˈseɪjuː/ TAY-və-SAY-yoo; born October 7, 1987) is a former American football nose tackle. He signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2010 as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Martin now works as a defensive line coach[1] for Santa Rosa Junior College
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| Position: | Nose tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 7, 1987 Oakland, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Anderson Valley (Boonville, California) |
| College: | UNLV |
| Undrafted: | 2010 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Early years
Born in Oakland, Tevaseu was raised in Boonville, California, where he attended Anderson Valley High School. His parents are of Samoan descent. He signed a letter of intent to play college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, but suffered a severe knee injury during practice. He played at Santa Rosa Junior College before transferring to University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2][3]
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Tevaseu was not selected in the 2010 NFL Draft. Even after running a 4.96 40 at his pro day. After attending a three-day tryout with the Cleveland Browns in early May, the team signed Tevaseu to a contract.[4] The Browns waived Tevaseu a month later.[5]
New York Jets
Tevaseu signed with the New York Jets on July 20, 2010.[5] Tevaseu broke his hand early in training camp.[6] In spite of this, Tevaseu practiced every day with a club on the broken hand. Head coach Rex Ryan praised his tenacity.[6]
Tevaseu was released from the active roster during the Jets' final round of cuts prior to the start of the season.[7] He was promptly re-signed to the team's practice squad.[8]
Tevaseu was promoted to the active roster on January 22, 2011.[9] He was waived on September 4, 2011.[10] He was signed to the practice squad on September 5. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12. He was waived on October 18.[11] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.[12] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 22.[13] On August 31, 2012, he was waived.[14]
Indianapolis Colts
Tevaseu was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on September 1, 2012.[15] He was on August 31, 2013 as the Indianapolis Colts got down to the league-mandated 53-player roster to start the season.
Personal life
Tevaseu was born to Debby Fanene. Tevaseu has several other siblings, two brothers and five sisters. Tevaseu is the cousin of former UNLV Rebel and fullback Frank Summers.
References
- ^ "Santa Rosa Junior College". www.srjcathletics.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "NFL's Browns sign former Bear Cub Tevaseu". The Anderson Valley Advertiser Online. Valley People. January 27, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Ingro, Samuel (May 14, 2010). "Polamalu paving the way for Samoans, new lineman signs to Cleveland Browns". Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ Branch, Eric (May 13, 2010). . The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (July 20, 2010). . National Football Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, Lisa (October 1, 2010). . TheJetsBlog. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ Mehta, Manish (September 4, 2010). . New York Daily News. Mortimer Zuckerman. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ . National Football League. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (January 22, 2011). . The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (September 4, 2011). "Jets awarded four players off waivers, including QB Kevin O'Connell; cut Aaron Maybin". The Star-Ledger. Advance Publications. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ Star-Ledger Staff (October 18, 2011). . The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Jets Media Relations Department (October 20, 2011). . New York Jets. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (October 22, 2011). . The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2012). . New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
- ^ Colts.com (September 1, 2012). . Indianapolis Colts. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
External links
- New York Jets bio