Manti Malietau Louis Te’o aka Manti Te’o is an American footballer born on January 26 1991 in the United States. NFL (National Football League) linebacker who was selected in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.
He joined the New Orleans Saints in 2017. According to his Birth Date, his zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Manti Te’o Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights
A bizarre rumors concerning Manti Te’o, a famous football player for Notre Dame, and his mysterious girlfriend first surfaced in the sports world in 2012. Following the case, Netflix’s two-part documentary “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist” was released.
Te’o was heartbroken on 11 September 2012 after he revealed his grandmother and his girlfriend Lennay Kekua had died. He kept his relationship away from the media attention but at a time he revealed he was a student of Stanford University.
It was catfish along with Ronaiah ‘Naya’ Tuiasosopo, the woman behind the hoax, caught in the middle.
Te’o, Tuiasosopo, and the elaborate 2013 hoax are the subjects of a new two-part documentary, “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist,” directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, out Tuesday on Netflix.
Though the Audience recognized Te’o name the documentary opens with Tuiasosopo. She takes a central role throughout the two episodes, bringing audiences along on her journey of self-discovery and gender identity shaped in part by her experiences cat fishing Te’o.
All about Manti Te’o Family and Education
Manti Te’o parents were Brian and Ottilia Te’o, and he is of Samoan heritage. His father Brian was a local school football coach. So he was interested more in football than other sports.
Manti Te’o was a pupil at Punahou School, the former school of President Barack Obama. He studied at the University of Notre Dame after completing High School.
Early Life Career of Manti Te’o
During his school years, Manti Te’o became one of the most highly decorated high school athletes in the history of his state, Hawaii. He was named as Gatorade State High School Player of The Year twice.
Also Read: Who is Zach Shallcross? Age, Family, Parents, Net Worth
Manti Te’o subsequently excelled as an American college football player as a linebacker for the University of Notre Dame. Then in September 2012, his girlfriend and grandmother died. These deaths resulted in national coverage and as well as an outpouring of sympathy for the young football star. He continued playing, and his winning team was ranked number one by his and his teammate’s efforts.
Professional Career of Manti Te’o
After the 2011 season, Manti Te’o decided to stay with Notre Dame rather than turn professional at that stage. At the end of the 2012 college football season, he signed with agent Tom Condon and began his training at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida to prepare for the NFL Draft.
He was selected in the second round, 38th overall by the San Diego Chargers, as the second inside linebacker draft behind Alec Ogletree. “It is a perfect scenario, my parents can come and watch, I can go home, it’s San Diego,” said Te’o on his draft day. In 2014 fractured his foot in September of that year and he returned mid-season against the Oakland Raiders. He earned his first NFL sack against the San Francisco 49ers. His Season 14 Statistics: 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception & 3 passes. In Season 15: 63 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble. At that time he missed four games due to an injury.
In September 2016 Manti Te’o became San Diego Chargers team. In 2017 he signed a two-year contract with New Orleans Saints.
On October 20, 2020, Te’o was signed to Chicago Bears’ practice squad. He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 7, 2020. Manti was restored to the practice squad on December 19. He was elevated to the active roster on January 9, 2021, for the team’s wild-card playoff loss against New Orleans Saints. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.
How much Manti Te’o earns?
From different sources, we have found that his net worth is $3.5 million in 2022. He makes more amount of money than an American Professional Football Player.