Breiden Fehoko
{{Short description|American football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Breiden Fehoko
| image = LSUvsNWLA 1054A (49105960181).jpg
| caption = Fehoko with the LSU Tigers in 2019
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| position = Nose tackle
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 300
| high_school = Farrington (HI)
| college = Texas Tech (2015–2016)
LSU (2017–2019)
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2020|2022}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})
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Breiden Fehoko{{Cite web |title=ESPN Profile |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/3674831/breiden-fehoko |website=ESPN.com}} (born October 15, 1996) is an American professional football nose tackle.
College career
He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2015 to 2016,{{Cite web|url=https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/breiden-fehoko/3256|title=Breiden Fehoko – Football|website=Texas Tech Red Raiders}} and for the LSU Tigers from 2017 to 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/breiden-fehoko/|title=Breiden Fehoko|website=LSU}} He was part of the 2019 LSU team that won the 2020 National Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hawaiiprepworld.com/football/newly-crowed-national-champion-breiden-fehoko-of-lsu-to-play-in-hula-bowl/|title=Newly crowned national champion Breiden Fehoko of LSU to play in Hula Bowl|website=www.hawaiiprepworld.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 301
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| arm span = 32 1/8
| hand span = 9 3/4
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| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1002816&DraftYear=2020 |title=2020 Draft Scout Breiden Fehoko, LSU NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=September 7, 2022}}
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=Los Angeles Chargers=
Fehoko signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2020 |title=We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53 |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/we-ve-reduced-our-roster-to-53 |website=Chargers.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Practice Squad Announced |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/practice-squad-2020 |website=Chargers.com}} Fehoko was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Buffalo Bills,{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2020 |title=Los Angeles Chargers Activate Austin Ekeler from Injured Reserve |work=Chargers.com |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-activate-austin-ekeler |access-date=January 5, 2021}} during which he made his NFL debut.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khon2.com/sports/after-making-nfl-dreams-come-true-breiden-fehoko-hopes-to-have-staying-power/|title=After making NFL dreams come true, Breiden Fehoko hopes to have staying power|date=December 2, 2020}} He also played in the team's week 13 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after both game.{{Cite news |date=December 5, 2020 |title=Chargers Announce Moves Prior to Sunday's Game |work=Chargers.com |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-announce-moves-prior-to-dec-6-new-england |access-date=January 10, 2021}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021.{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2021 |title=Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-re-sign-10-players-to-contracts |website=Chargers.com}}
On August 31, 2021, Fehoko was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Chargers Reduce Roster to 53|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/roster-cuts-2021|website=Chargers.com|date=August 31, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Chargers Announce Practice Squad and Claim Two Players Off Waivers|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/practice-squad-2021|website=Chargers.com|date=September 1, 2021}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 17, 2021.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-breiden-fehoko|website=Chargers.com|date=November 17, 2021|access-date=November 18, 2021|archive-date=December 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224071517/https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-breiden-fehoko|url-status=dead}} He made his first career NFL start on November 21, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/11/26/chargers-get-christian-covington-back-breiden-fehoko-remains-in-dt-rotation/|title=Chargers get Christian Covington back; Breiden Fehoko remains in DT rotation|date=November 26, 2021}}
Fehoko made the Chargers initial 53-man roster in 2022, but was waived on September 12, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Sign Christian Covington to Active Roster|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-christian-covington-to-active-roster|website=Chargers.com|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 15, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912215319/https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-christian-covington-to-active-roster|url-status=dead}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 9.{{cite web|title=Los Angeles Chargers Sign Breiden Fehoko to Active Roster; Place Austin Johnson on Injured Reserve|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-sign-breiden-fehoko-to-active-roster|website=Chargers.com|date=November 9, 2022}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
On April 4, 2023, Fehoko signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{cite web|title=Steelers sign Fehoko, Neal|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-sign-fehoko-neal|website=Steelers.com|date=April 4, 2023}} He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Steelers trade Green, reduce roster to 53|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-trade-green-reduce-roster-to-53|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=August 29, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Steelers add nine to the practice squad|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-add-nine-to-the-practice-squad|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=August 30, 2023}} He was promoted to the active roster on September 20.{{cite web|title=Steelers make additional roster moves|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-additional-roster-moves-x1629|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=September 20, 2023}} He was waived on November 13, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Steelers make roster move|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-roster-move-x4493|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=November 13, 2023}}
Fehoko was re-signed on March 8, 2024.{{cite web | last=Varley | first=Teresa | title=Steelers make roster moves | website=Steelers.com | date=2024-03-08 | url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-roster-moves-x0313 | access-date=2024-12-27}} He was placed on injured reserve on August 10,{{Cite web|url=https://steelersdepot.com/2024/08/steelers-place-nt-breiden-fehoko-on-ir-make-several-roster-moves/|title=Steelers Place NT Breiden Fehoko On IR, Make Several Roster Moves|first=Alex|last=Kozora|date=August 10, 2024|website=Steelers Depot}} and was released with an injury settlement on August 15.{{Cite web|url=https://steelersdepot.com/2024/08/report-steelers-release-dt-breiden-fehoko-from-ir-with-injury-settlement/|title=Report: Steelers Release DT Breiden Fehoko From IR With Injury Settlement|first=Dave|last=Bryan|date=August 15, 2024|website=Steelers Depot}} He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 22.{{Cite web|url=https://steelersdepot.com/2024/10/steelers-place-dt-montravius-adams-on-ir-make-several-roster-moves/|title=Steelers Place DT Montravius Adams On IR, Make Several Roster Moves|first=Alex|last=Kozora|date=October 22, 2024|website=Steelers Depot}}
Personal life
He is the son of Vili and Linda Fehoko, and performed the Haka, a traditional Māori dance, with family members prior to LSU football games and on Hard Knocks.{{Cite web |date=October 14, 2018 |title=LSU's Breiden Fehoko performs epic haka with his family before taking down No. 2 Georgia |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/lsus-breiden-fehoko-performs-epic-haka-family-taking-no-2-georgia-163636429.html |website=Yahoo.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Farrington's own Breiden Fehoko reflects on his first NFL training camp |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/09/02/hawaiis-breiden-fehoko-displays-warrior-spirit-hbos-hard-knocks/ |website=hawaiinewsnow.com}}
His cousin Simi Fehoko plays wide receiver in the NFL.{{Cite news |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-simi-fehoko-wide-receiver-5-things-to-know |title=5 Things to Know About New Chargers WR Simi Fehoko |date=2023-09-26 |last=Navarro |first=Omar |website=Chargers.com |access-date=2023-11-17}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/breiden-fehoko/ Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
- [https://lsusports.net/sports/football/roster/breiden-fehoko/20238 LSU Tigers bio]
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