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Kona Schwenke

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Kona Schwenke
No. 96
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1992-05-11)May 11, 1992
San Jose, California, U.S.
Died:April 22, 2018(2018-04-22) (aged 25)
Laie, Hawaii, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:346 lb (157 kg)
Career information
High school:Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii)
College:Notre Dame
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Kona McKay Schwenke (May 11, 1992 – April 22, 2018) was an American football defensive tackle who played college football at Notre Dame.

Early life

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Kona Schwenke was born to McKay and Angela Schwenke. Schwenke attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawaii where he graduated in 2010.[1]

College career

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Schwenke committed to Notre Dame on February 3, 2010. Schwenke played all four years on the defensive line with the Fighting Irish, playing in 31 games over that span.[1]

Professional career

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Kansas City Chiefs

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Schwenke went undrafted and signed a free agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 19, 2014.[2] On August 30, 2014 Schwenke was released by the Chiefs as part of their final preseason roster cuts.[3] The following day Schwenke was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad.[4] On September 11, 2014 Schwenke was released from the practice squad to make room for Daniel Sorensen.[5]

New England Patriots

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On September 16, 2014, the New England Patriots signed Schwenke to their practice squad.[6] Schwenke was released from the practice squad on November 5, 2014 to make room for Jonathan Krause.[7]

New York Jets

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On December 4, 2014 Schwenke was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad and remain there until the end of the season.[8]

Oakland Raiders

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On December 30, 2014 Schwenke signed a futures contract with the Oakland Raiders.[9]

Seattle Seahawks

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On May 11, 2015 Schwenke was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after a three-day rookie mini-camp.[10] On August 21, in a preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Schwenke suffered a torn ACL in his right knee and was subsequently waived the following day.[11] After clearing waivers Schwenke was placed on the Seahawks' injured reserve list.[12] Seahawks waived Schwenke on August 6, 2016 after they signed Jahri Evans.

Schwenke worked out for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2017 preseason but was not signed to a contract.

Death

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On April 22, 2018, Schwenke died in his sleep.[13] Coroners later determined that he had drugs in his system.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "96 – KONA SCHWENKE". UND.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Chiefs sign two defensive linemen". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "Chiefs cut kicker Ryan Succop, linebacker Nico Johnson and 18 others". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chiefs claim Damion Square, sign nine to practice squad". NBCSports. September 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Chiefs add safety Daniel Sorensen to practice squad". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "New England Patriots sign LB Darius Fleming, two others to practice squad". masslive. September 17, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Patriots re-sign WR Jonathan Krause to practice squad". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jets Sign Kona Schwenke To Practice Squad". SBNation. December 4, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings". Raiders.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Seahawks sign Julius Warmsley, Kona Schwenke following mini-camp tryouts". NBCSports.com. May 12, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  11. ^ "Seahawks waive OL Kona Schwenke". 247sports.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  12. ^ "Seahawks coach Pete Carroll on SS Kam Chancellor's holdout: 'Nothing's changed'". SeattlePi.com. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  13. ^ "Former Notre Dame DL Kona Schwenke dies at age 25". ESPN. April 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Abramo, Nick (August 25, 2020). "Isi Holani's Death At 24 Is Another In A Long String Of Hawaii Football Tragedies". Bedrock Sports Hawaii. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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