Leo Koloamatangi

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
Detroit Lions (2017–2018) New York Jets (2019–2020)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.

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]

References

1. "Leo Koloamatangi". MaxPreps. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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. Archived from the original on September 4, 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. Archived from the original on 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.

External links

• Hawaii Rainbow Warriors bio