Manti Malietau Louis Teo is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. Te’o played college football at Notre Dame, where he was a consensus All-American and received eight national awards. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Manti Teo: Heisman| Wife| Stats| Draft pick
Heisman:
Johnny Manziel Wins Heisman Trophy: Manti Te’o, Irish Dodge National Title Jinx. Johnny Manziel just saved Manti Te’o and Notre Dame from the Heisman Trophy jinx in the BCS title game. For one, quite a bit of pressure is taken off of Te’o and the Irish.
It was a catfish all along — with Ronaiah ‘Naya’ Tuiasosopo, the woman behind the hoax, caught in the middle.
Te’o, Tuiasosopo and the elaborate 2013 hoax are the subject of a new two-part documentary, “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist,” directed by Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, out Tuesday on Netflix.
Wife:
And then in terms of reaching out to Manti and talking to him, I definitely think a lot of people had approached him about talking about this story over the years. I think there was a pile of documentary pitches sitting in his inbox over the course of the years.
The story of Te’o and his fake girlfriend is a well-known one, but the story of Tuiasosopo — who created the fictional girlfriend as a way to come to terms with her own gender dysphoria — is less so. Tuiasosopo has since come out as a transgender woman.
Stats:
Manti Te’o played 7 seasons for the Chargers, Saints and Bears. He had 212 solo tackles, 95 assists, 1.5 sacks, 1 fumble recovery and 2 interceptions.
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: 2013 Rnd 2, Pick 38 by SD
Born: January 26, 1991 in Laie, HI
Draft Pick:
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| College: | Notre Dame |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| NFL Draft: | 2013 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 |
