Ma'ake Kemoeatu
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Career Summary
Ma'ake Kemoeatu was an NFL nose tackle who played for Baltimore, Carolina, Washington, and Baltimore again.
NFL.com records 136 games, 216 tackles, five sacks, nine passes defensed, and two forced fumbles.
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College Career
Kemoeatu played defensive line at Utah and earned honorable mention All-Mountain West recognition in 2000.
Utah described him as a junior nose guard in 1999, then noted that he recorded 52 tackles, nine tackles for loss, and four sacks in 2000.
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Path to the NFL
Kemoeatu signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent after the 2002 NFL Draft.
Utah announced his Baltimore free-agent contract on April 22, 2002.
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NFL Career
Kemoeatu began with the Ravens, played three seasons in Carolina, returned to football with Washington in 2010, and finished with Baltimore in 2012.
His career included 16-game seasons for Baltimore in 2002 and 2005 and Carolina in 2006 and 2007. Washington signed him in March 2010 after he missed the 2009 season with an Achilles injury.
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Career Accomplishments
Kemoeatu delivered steady interior production across 136 NFL games.
His most active recorded season came in 2007, when he made 39 tackles and defensed three passes for Carolina. He added a sack and two passes defensed in Baltimore's 2012 season.
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Playing Style
Kemoeatu was a large interior defender who played primarily at nose tackle.
NFL.com lists him at 6-foot-5 and 345 pounds. Utah described his nose-guard play in terms of power, while also noting his quickness during his college career.
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Legacy
Kemoeatu built a decade-long professional career after joining Baltimore as an undrafted player from Utah.
NFL.com lists 10 years of experience and 136 regular-season games across four organizations.
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