Chris Maumalanga

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Chris Maumalanga
No. 99, 97, 91, 78 [1]
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1971-12-15) December 15, 1971 (age 52)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school: Bishop Montgomery
(Torrance, California)
College: Kansas
NFL draft: 1994  / Round: 4 / Pick: 128
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
GP / GS:14 / 0
Total tackles:8
FF:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Christian Netane Maumalanga (born December 15, 1971) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Kansas. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round (128th overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.

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Early years

Maumalanga was born in Redwood City, California and attended Bishop Montgomery High School where he was named All-State in both football and track. [1]

College career

Maumalanga attended Kansas where he was a four-year letter winner while majoring in business. [1] As a sophomore, he recorded the first safety in Aloha Bowl history during the Jayhawks win over BYU. As a senior, he recorded 74 tackles and 7.5 sacks. [1] He was also named first-team All-Conference and honorable mention All-American as a senior. [1] He finished his senior season by winning the 1994 Hula Bowl defensive MVP award.

Professional career

Maumalanga was selected in the fourth round (128th overall) by the New York Giants. [2] On July 25, 1994 during training camp Maumalanga got into a fight with offensive lineman Scott Davis. [3] Maumalanga bloodied Davis after cutting him open with a one-and-a-half-inch gash from his forehead to his nose, which required five stitches to close. [3] Later in 1994, Maumalanga was involved in a locker room fight with Michael Strahan. Strahan dodged Maumalanga's initial punch and locked Maumalanga in a rear naked choke hold and held him there until the fight was broken up by teammates. [4]

As a rookie, replacing an injured Coleman Rudolph, Maumalanga recorded five tackles against the Dallas Cowboys. [5] He finished the season with seven total tackles, one forced fumble and one pass defensed. [6]

In 1995 with the Arizona Cardinals he played in six games recording one tackle. [6] In 1996, he played in one game.

In 1997, he spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams and Chicago Bears. [7] In 1999, he spent time with the Cleveland Browns. [7] In 2000, also spent time on the off-season roster of the Oakland Raiders. [7]

In 2000, he also played in the Arena Football League as an offensive lineman as well as a defensive lineman for both the Buffalo Destroyers and Houston ThunderBears. In his lone AFL season, he recorded eight tackles, one sack and two pass break-ups. In 2001, he played for the New York/New Jersey Hitmen. For the league's lone season, he recorded 37 total tackles and four sacks. [1]

Coaching career

Maumalanga also coached at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles. [8]

Personal life

Growing up, Maumalanga was a member of a street gang. [5] [9] In June, 1995 during training camp, he knocked out linebacker, Mitch Davis, and had to be pulled off of him by two fellow linebackers, Pete Shufelt and Jessie Armstead. [5] Not long after, Maumalanga got into a fight with future Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan. [5] [9]

He has four children, Olivia, Matthew, Christian and Ana Elizabeth. [1] [10]

His cousin, Stephen Paea, was a second-round pick by the Chicago Bears as a defensive tackle and played seven seasons with the NFL.

Maumalanga founded the Tongan American Youth Foundation. He also coaches at Football University.

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  2. ↑ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. 1 2 "PRO FOOTBALL; Fight Erupts in Giant Camp". The New York Times . July 26, 1994 – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ Graham Bensinger (2018-03-28), Michael Strahan: Fighting teammates for respect , retrieved 2018-11-03
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