Michael Hoomanawanui
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Michael Hoomanawanui
| image = Michael Hoomanawanui 2016.jpg
| caption = Hoomanawanui in 2016
| number = 86, 47, 84
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|07|4}}
| birth_place = Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = Central Catholic
(Bloomington, Illinois)
| college = Illinois (2006–2009)
| draftyear = 2010
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 132
| pastteams = * St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- Washington Redskins (2012)*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2012/9?after=AAAH3AAAAAkAAAAEAAAAAAAI07k= |website=NFL.com |access-date=14 October 2024}}
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XLIX)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 57
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 646
| statlabel3 = Receiving average
| statvalue3 = 11.3
| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue4 = 8
| pfr = H/HoomMi00
}}
Michael Patrick Hoomanawanui ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|h|oʊ|ʔ|oʊ|m|ə|ˌ|n|ɑː|w|ɑː|ˈ|n|uː|i}} {{Respell|HOH|oh|mə|NAH|wah|NOO|ee}};{{Cite web |title=Michael Hoomanawanui Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HoomMi00.htm |access-date=March 9, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} nicknamed "Hoo Man" and "Uh-Oh",{{cite web | last=Reiss | first=Mike | title=Personable Hoomanawanui checks in | website=ESPN.com | date=2012-09-06 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4729046/personable-hoomanawanui-checks-in | access-date=2024-10-31}} born July 4, 1988) is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round (132nd overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Illinois.
Early life
Hoomanawanui is of Hawaiian and Italian-Irish descent. He attended Epiphany Elementary and Junior High School and Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, Illinois. He was a Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times First-team All-State selection and a First-team All-Cornbelt Conference selection after making 50 receptions for 843 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior. He led the team with 139 tackles and eight sacks on defense. Hoomanawanui also lettered in basketball during freshman, sophomore and junior years.
College career
As a freshman, he played in 10 games, starting three at tight end. In 2007, he played in 11 games, starting five at tight end. As a junior, in 2008, he earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors by both the media and coaches after playing in all 12 games and eight starts at tight end. He ended the season with 25 catches for 312 yards and two touchdowns. In the 2009 season Hoomanawanui played in eight games, starting five. He ended the season with 10 receptions for 114 yards.
Professional career
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3+5/8
| weight = 264
| dash = 4.77
| ten split = 1.67
| twenty split = 2.76
| shuttle = 4.52
| cone drill = 7.67
| vertical = 32+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 25
| wonderlic = x
| arm span =
| hand span =
| note = All values from Illinois Pro Day.}}
=St. Louis Rams=
He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} On June 26, 2010, he signed a four-year, $2.4 million contract including a $215,000 signing bonus. During his rookie year in 2010, Hoomanawanui played 8 games (started three) making 13 receptions for 146 yards and three touchdowns. In 2011, he started eight games making seven catches for 83 yards. He was cut on September 2, 2012.{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Jim|title=Rams claim 2; Hoomanawanui, Ojinnaka cut|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-report/rams-claim-hoomanawanui-ojinnaka-cut/article_a7cbc5b2-f54f-11e1-8b4c-001a4bcf6878.html|access-date=September 3, 2012|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=September 1, 2012}}
=New England Patriots=
On September 5, 2012, Hoomanawanui signed with the New England Patriots.{{cite web | last=Reiss | first=Mike | title=Patriots sign TE Hoomanawanui | website=ESPN.com | date=2012-09-05 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4728944/hoomanawanui-signs-per-agent | access-date=2024-10-31}} During his first season with New England in 2012, Hoomanawanui played 14 games (started six) making five catches for 109 yards. He made his first career postseason start in the AFC Championship in a 28–13 loss against the Baltimore Ravens.
On April 15, 2013, Hoomanawanui signed his free agent tender to remain with the Patriots. During the 2013 year, Hoomanawanui appeared in 13 games (started 10), made 12 catches for 136 yards and a one-handed touchdown catch in a loss to the Miami Dolphins. His efforts helped the Patriots to the AFC Championship again, only to lose to the Denver Broncos, 26–16.
On March 10, 2014, it was announced Hoomanawanui re-signed with the Patriots for an additional two seasons.{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Aaron|title=Source: Patriots resigning Michael Hoomanawanu to two year deal|url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Patriots-resigning-Michael-Hoomanawanui-to-twoyear-deal.html|publisher=Nationalfootballpost.com|access-date=March 10, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311050649/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Patriots-resigning-Michael-Hoomanawanui-to-twoyear-deal.html|archive-date=March 11, 2014}} During the 2014 year, Hoomanawanui played 12 games (started six), made three catches for 44 yards.
Hoomanawanui earned his first Super Bowl appearance after the Patriots' 45–7 win over the Indianapolis Colts in the 2014 AFC Championship Game, where he had one reception for six yards. Before that, he recorded four catches for 43 yards in the team's 35–31 Divisional round victory over the Baltimore Ravens. During Super Bowl XLIX against the Seattle Seahawks, Hoomanawanui caught one pass for four yards in the first quarter. Hoomanawanui received his first career championship title as the Patriots won the Super Bowl, 28–24, over the Seahawks.
=New Orleans Saints=
On September 30, 2015, Hoomanawanui was traded to the New Orleans Saints in return for Saints defensive lineman Akiem Hicks.Brett Martel, [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/09/30/saints-trade-hicks-patriots-for-hoomanawanui/QJljcOTewZxg0yr8WrtX7L/story.html "Saints trade DT Hicks to Patriots for TE Hoomanawanui"], Associated Press at Boston.com, September 30, 2015. He mainly played at fullback and tight end in blocking situations, catching 11 passes for 76 yards and three touchdowns in his first season with the Saints.
On September 3, 2016, Hoomanawanui was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Saints cut Khalif Barnes, Travaris Cadet in getting roster to 53|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/09/03/saints-cut-khalif-barnes-travaris-cadet-in-getting-roster-to-53/|last=Gantt|first=Darin|website=NBCSports.com|date=September 4, 2016 }}
In 2017, Hoomanawanui played in 14 games, recording six receptions for 52 yards and one touchdown.
On September 1, 2018, Hoomanawanui was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury.{{cite web|title=New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53|url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/new-orleans-saints-make-roster-reductions-to-53|website=NewOrleansSaints.com|date=September 1, 2018}}
=NFL statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Long | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FD | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 || STL
| 8 || 13 || 146 || 11.2 || 18.2 || 36 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 9 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 || STL
| 8 || 7 || 83 || 11.9 || 10.4 || 27 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 || NE
| 14 || 5 || 109 || 21.8 || 7.8 || 41 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2013 || NE
| 13 || 12 || 136 || 11.3 || 10.5 || 19 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 7 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 || NE
| 16 || 3 || 44 || 14.7 || 2.8 || 23 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 || NO
| 12 || 11 || 76 || 6.9 || 6.3 || 19 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2016 || NO
| 0 || colspan="10"| Did not play | ||||||||||||
| 2017 || NO
| 14 || 6 || 52 || 8.7 || 3.7 || 25 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 | ||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| Total || 85 || 57 || 646 || 11.3 || 7.6 || 41 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 32 || 1 |
References
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External links
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