Maʻake Kemoeatu

Ma'ake Tu'amelie Kemoeatu (; 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.

Early life

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 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.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens (first stint)

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

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. He was released on July 28, 2011.

Baltimore Ravens (second stint)

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.

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.

Honours

National honours

• File:The Most Illustrious Order of Queen Salote Tupou III Member.gif Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III, Member (31 July 2008).

External links

• Ma'ake Kemoeatu Utah Utes bio