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Alameda Taʻamu
Alameda Eperu Ta'amu (born August 23, 1990) is an American former professional American football, football nose tackle. He played college football at Washington Huskies football, Washington. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. Early life Born in Alameda, California and raised in Kent, Washington, Ta'amu attended Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, Washington, where he was a two-way lineman and ranked as a four-star recruit by ''Rivals.com''. He also had success as a shot putter. College career Ta'amu played in all 12 games as a true freshman with five starts in 2008. One of 12 true freshman to see playing time, Ta'amu made a season high six tackles versus 2008 UCLA Bruins football team, UCLA. He finished the season with 21 tackles. As a sophomore in 2009, Ta'amu again played in all 12 games, and he had 11 starts. He had a season high five tackles at 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team, Arizona State. He finished the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nose Tackle
A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the Guard (American football), offensive guards; however, he may also line up opposite one of the offensive Tackle (gridiron football position), tackles. Defensive tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players. Depending on a team's defensive scheme, a defensive tackle may be called upon to fill several different roles. These may include merely holding the point of attack by refusing to be moved, or penetrating a certain gap between offensive linemen to break up a play in the opponent's backfield. If a defensive tackle reads a pass play, his primary responsibility is to pursue the quarterback, or simply knock the pass down at the line if it is within arm's reach. Other responsibilities of the defensive tackle may be to pursue the screen pass or drop into coverage in a zone blitz scheme. In a traditional 4–3 defense, there is no nos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
