Haloti Ngata
Etuini Haloti Ngata (born January 21, 1984 in Inglewood, California) is an American Football and defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Ngata was drafted out of the University of Oregon by the Baltimore Ravens with the 12th pick in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Ngata was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2010 and 2011. He won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
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| Position: | Defensive Tackle | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 21, 1984 Inglewood, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Highland (Salt Lake City, Utah) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | ||||||||||||||
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College career
While with the Oregon Ducks, Ngata was successful. Ngata totaled 107 tackles, 17.5 tackles for a loss, and 6.5 sacks total in the 2004 and 2005 seasons after tearing his ACL in 2003.
Professional career
In 2006, Ngata had one interception and a 60-yard return, and had two picks for eight yards in 2008. He was an important part of the Baltimore defense.
In 2011, Ngata scored his first NFL regular season touchdown when he recovered a fumble forced by Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis on St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford. A week later against the New York Jets, a sack by Ngata forced a Mark Sanchez fumble, which fellow Baltimore defender Jarret Johnson, who scored one of three defesnive touchdowns for the Ravens in that game. It later emerged that Ngata played much of the rest of the year injured, which would explain his decline in production.
In his NFL career, Ngata has made 311 tackles (206 alone), 17 sacks, knocked down 18 passes, forced four fumbles, and caught three interceptions, which he returned for a total of 68 yards with the Baltimore Ravens. He was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2009 and 2010. He won Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
Personal
Ngata is a cousin to current players Fili Moala and Sifa Moala. Ngata's parents both died before he entered the 2006 NFL Draft.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Haloti Ngata at nfl.com
References
- Feldman, Bruce (2002-05-28). "A recruiting pitch of another kind". ESPN.com.
- "Haloti Ngata Draft Profile", NFLDraftScout, retrieved November 10, 2009
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NgatHa20/gamelog/2009/
- "Haloti Ngata selected to 2010 All Fundamentals Team Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine"
- "DT Haloti Ngata franchised by Ravens". espn.com. 2011-02-15.
- "Ravens sign Haloti Ngata". espn.com. 2011-09-20.
- "Ravens force 7 turnovers, crush Steelers 35-7 Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine". WJLA-TV (Washington). 2011-09-11.
- "Haloti Ngata fined for hit on Mark Sanchez Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine". Baltimore Sun. 2011-10-07.
- "Player Bio: Sifa Moala - UNLV OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine". Unlvrebels.cstv.com. 1986-09-09.
- Chadiha, Jeffri (May 8, 2006), "Bittersweet: Haloti Ngata's draft joy came in knowing how proud his parents would have been Archived 2012-10-25 at the Wayback Machine", Sports Illustrated