Leo Koloamatangi

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Leo Koloamatangi
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-09) May 9, 1994 (age 30)
Fort Worth, Texas
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Sacred Heart Prep [1]
Atherton, California
College: Hawaii
Position: Center
Undrafted: 2017
Career history

Mafileo "Leo" Koloamatangi (born May 9, 1994) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Hawaii, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also been a member of the New York Jets.

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Professional career

Detroit Lions

Koloamatangi was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017. [2] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 1, 2018. [5]

On September 2, 2018, Koloamatangi was waived by the Lions and re-signed to the practice squad. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on December 11, 2018. [8]

On August 31, 2019, Koloamatangi was waived by the Lions. [9]

New York Jets

On October 30, 2019, was signed to the New York Jets practice squad. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 16, 2019. [11]

Koloamatangi re-signed with the Jets on April 23, 2020. [12] On July 28, 2020, he opted out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] He was waived after the season on May 7, 2021. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Lions assigned G Zac Kerin and T Brian Mihalik via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Lions report 10 Reserve-Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lions awarded OL Andrew Donnal and CB Virgin via waivers". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign three players to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Lions place DE Ezekiel Ansah and TE Michael Roberts on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Detroit Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Jets Sign LB B.J. Bello, Place LB Albert McClellan on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. October 30, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (November 16, 2019). "Jets Place Ryan Kalil on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (April 23, 2020). "Jets Sign 4 Exclusive Rights Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. ↑ Neumann, Sam (July 28, 2020). "Report: Jets OL Leo Koloamatangi opts out of 2020 season". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  14. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). "Jets Release Six Players Including WR Josh Doctson, K Chase McLaughlin". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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