Chris Kemoeatu
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| No. 68 Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Offensive guard | |
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| Date of birth: January 4, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Tonga | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 345 lb (156 kg) |
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| College: Utah | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 6 / Pick: 204 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2008 | |
| Games played | 35 |
| Games started | 18 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Uikelotu Christopher Kemoeatu (Keh-mo-eh-AH-too) (born January 4, 1983 in Tonga) is an American football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah.
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[edit] Early career
Kemoeatu was the 2000 Hawaii High School Defensive Player of the Year who helped lead Kahuku High School to the their first State Championship. Also selected first team all state and all league (OIA) as a defensive lineman. As a junior was selected honorable mention all state defensive lineman. Kemoeatu played on both sides of the ball in high school before playing offensive line at Utah.
[edit] College career
Kemoeatu played college football at Utah where he was a 2004 All-American at Utah. He majored in Sociology.
[edit] Professional career
Kemoeatu was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round (204th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he was inactive for 15 games and did not get any playing time. The following year he made his first two starts of his career. He played 16 games throughout the 2007 season. He began the 2008 Steelers training camp on the physically unable to perform list, but began practicing in the second week.[1] Kemoeatu replaced seven time Pro Bowler Alan Faneca on the Steelers' offensive line.[2]
After the Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII, they re-signed Kemoeatu to a five-year contract.[3]
[edit] Personal
He is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu and the older brother Benji Kemoeatu, a guard at West Virginia.
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Scott (2008-08-04). "Polamalu waits for OK to practice". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_580936.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (2008-09-05). "Steelers left guard Kemoeatu plays with nasty edge as Faneca's heir". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08249/909627-66.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ Steelers Retain Essex Yahoo Sports, March 17, 2009
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