Maea Teuhema

Tristan Maea Teuhema (born October 17, 1996) is an American football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He attended Southeastern Louisiana, where he transferred in August 2017 after two seasons at Louisiana State.[1] In December 2017 he announced his decision to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[2]

Maea Teuhema
Free agent
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-17) October 17, 1996
Keller, Texas
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Keller (TX)
College:Southeastern Louisiana
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

High school career

A native of Keller, Texas, Teuhema attended Keller High School, where he was an All-American offensive lineman.[3] His older brother, Sione Teuhema, was a defensive lineman for Keller. Regarded as a four-star recruit by ESPN, Maea Teuhema was ranked as the No. 2 offensive guard prospect in the class of 2015.[4] Both Sione and Maea Teuhema verbally committed to Texas in May 2013,[5] but decommitted after head coach Mack Brown resigned. In February 2014, both Teuhema brothers committed to Louisiana State.[6]

College career

As a true freshman, Teuhema played in all 12 games and started the last 11 at left guard, as part of an offensive line that helped Leonard Fournette rush for an LSU single-season rushing record of 1,953 yards. As a sophomore, Teuhema split time between both guard spots early in his sophomore campaign before settling in as the starting right tackle for the final six games of the season.

In August 2017, LSU suspended Teuhema for academic reasons,[7] causing him to transfer to Southeastern Louisiana.[8]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Teuhama participated in the New Orleans Saints rookie minicamp.[9]

On October 26, 2018, he signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football.[10] After being on the injured reserve list to start the 2019 AAF season, he was promoted to the active roster on March 4.[11] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[12]

In 2019, he was drafted in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft by the Dallas Renegades.[13] He was waived by the Renegades and claimed off waivers by the New York Guardians on January 7, 2020.[14] He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[15] He signed with the Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was re-signed by the Guardians on March 9, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]

References
  1. Gegenheimer, Mike (August 22, 2017). "Former LSU lineman Maea Teuhema transfers to Southeastern". The Advocate.
  2. "Former LSU lineman Maea Teuhema says he'll leave Southeastern early for 2018 NFL Draft". The Times-Picayune. December 19, 2017.
  3. "Maea Teuhema - Keller (TX)". MaxPreps. June 30, 2014 – via YouTube.
  4. http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/position/offensive-guard/class/2015/view/position
  5. "Sione, Maea Teuhema commit to the Texas Longhorns". SB Nation. May 30, 2013.
  6. "LSU picks up commitments from 2014 defensive end Sione Teuhema and 2015 offensive lineman Maea Teuhema". NOLA.com. February 5, 2014.
  7. "LSU suspends starting offensive lineman Maea Teuhema indefinitely; he will transfer". CBS Sports. August 3, 2017.
  8. "SLU gives Teuhema brothers second chance after transferring from LSU". The Advocate. September 28, 2017.
  9. "Saints announce 2018 Rookie Mini Camp roster". New Orleans Saints. May 12, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  10. "Commanders announce 6 signings: Oct. 26, 2019". 210 Football. October 26, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  11. "Commanders add Riley Smith, Maea Teuhema to active roster". 210 Football. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  12. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  13. Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  14. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  15. Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  16. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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