Rockne Makoa Freitas (born November 23, 1979) is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He is the son of former NFL player Rocky Freitas.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | November 23, 1979 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Kamehameha-Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii) | ||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 6 / pick: 208 | ||||||
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Early life
editFreitas attended Kamehameha High School. He earned PrepStar All-America honors, also he was selected to the Western 100 honors from the Tacoma News Tribune.[1] He also was selected to the First-team all-state honors by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin during high school.[1]
College career
editHe played college football at Arizona.[1] He was honorable mention All-Pac-10 during his tenure at Arizona.[1]
Professional career
editIn April 2003, he was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round (208th overall) of the 2003 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on August 31, 2003 and signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was promoted to the active roster on September 27 and played in 12 games, starting six, during the 2003 season.[3]
Freitas played in 16 games, no starts, for the Colts in 2004. He was placed on injured reserve on September 3, 2005. He was waived by the Colts on July 28, 2006.[3]
Coaching career
editFreitas was named the interim head coach for the varsity football team at Kahuku High & Intermediate School in 2017 after head coach Vavae Tata was let go. He led the Red Raiders to an 11–2 record and an OIA championship before losing to Saint Louis in the Open Division title game. Despite his success, he was replaced by the junior varsity head coach, Sterling Carvalho.[4] He is currently an offensive assistant for the junior varsity football team at Kahuku High School.[5]
Personal life
editFreitas is currently a comptroller at Brigham Young University and is an accountant by trade.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Arizona Wildcats Profile". arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Makoa Freitas". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Kahuku High names new head football coach". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Coaches". Kahuku High & Intermediate School. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "Rising Star: Kahuku football coach Rockne Makoa Freitas". KHON2 News. Retrieved August 23, 2020.