Haloti Ngata Bio, Wife (Christina Adams), Family, Net worth, Height, Weight

Haloti Ngata is a popular American football player who began his professional career with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He broke into the big league after the Ravens secured his first-round services by finishing 12th overall in the 2006 NFL draft. The defensive tackle, who now plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, is a five-time Pro Bowler. He played college football for the University of Oregon, where he won a consensus first-team All-American, his first in 43 years.

Haloti Ngata’s bio

Born on January 14, 1984 in Inglewood, California and originally from Tonga, Haloti Ngata grew up in a family of 7 that included himself, parents Ofa and Solomone Ngata; two older brothers, Solomone Jr. and Finau; younger brother Vili and a sister Ame.

He attended Highland High School in Salt Lake, Utah, where he was an active football and rugby player. During his senior and junior years, he led his team to the state quarterfinals with over 200 tackles. made a 12-2 record and a berth in the state championship. With an excellent high school record, including the Utah Gatorade Player of the Year title and All-USA first-team selection, Ngata has a five-star draft and is ranked #2 in the league National rating achieved.

Also worth noting is that Inglewood, an American native, played in the 2002 US Army All-American Bowl and helped Highland Rugby Club win the national rugby championship despite receiving a red card during the game.

When it came time to choose a college, HalotiNgata signed a national letter of intent in 2003 to play for the University of Oregon’s Oregon Ducks football team. His first soccer season in Oregon was marked by a torn ACL, but he made the 2004 and 2004 season’s best collegiate player list for 2005 with 6.5 total tackles, 17.5 tackles for a loss and 107 tackles. In the aforementioned years, he was a second-team All Pac-10 selection and a first-team All Pac-10 selection, respectively.

Career Highlights

  • Baltimore Ravens

A year earlier, coming out of college football, the Baltimore Ravens, known as a dangerous special team player, first-round selected Ngata 12th overall in the 2006 NFL draft. His five-year contract with the franchise was valued at $14 million.

Ngata made his professional debut in all 16 games, finishing with a sack, an interception and 31 tackles. He doubled his output the following season, recording as many as 63 tackles and three sacks.

He made his career records in 2008, starting the season in all 16 games and finishing with 77 tackles, two interceptions, a sack and 5 passes. That same year, Ngata turned Pro Bowler for the first time and earned Second-Team All-Pro honors.

For the remaining seasons (2009-2014), Ngata was selected to the 2010 All-Fundamentals team by USA Football and the NFL Players Association. acquired the franchise tag on February 15, 2011 and signed a five-year retention agreement valued at $61 million. He scored his first regular-time goal of his career on September 11, 2011 in the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, leading the team to a 35-7 win.

His 10 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles also helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII in 2012. In addition to his athletic agility, Ngata is known for his anger and has been fined twice. first for roughing up a passer ($15,000 on October 2, 2011) and then for intentionally kicking a guard ($8,268 on August 29, 2014) from the opposing side.

  • Detriot Lions

After being suspended for four games in December, Haloti Ngata was traded to the Detroit Lions on March 10, 2015 for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. In all of his nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, he recorded 25.5 sacks and 445 combined tackles in 135 games.

By the end of his first season with the Lions, Ngata recorded 2.5 sacks and 24 tackles and was re-signed on March 9, 2016 to a two-year, $12 million contract with a $6 million guarantee. His 2016 season with the Lions was marred by a shoulder injury that limited his playing time. He finished the season with just 1.5 sacks and 22 tackles. He continued playing into the next season until he suffered a torn bicep in Week 5 against the Carolina Panthers and was placed on injured reserve.

Wealth (income and earnings)

The Philadelphia Eagles (his current team) signed Ngata on March 15, 2018 to a one-year contract for an undisclosed amount. However, his past deals have been nothing but impressive, earning him an estimated net worth of $10 million.

Body stats: height and weight

During college, Ngata weighed 495 pounds (225 kg), ranking second among Oregon soccer players. However, his NFL physique stats listed his weight at 340 pounds with his height at age 34 as of 6ft 4lbs as of 2018.

Wife (Christina Adams) and family

Haloti Ngata is a family man and has been married to Christina Adams since June 2007. Together they have three sons: Solomon (b. July 2009),Haloti Maximus (b. August 2012) and Colt (b. January 2014). The entire family resides in Finksburg, Maryland and maintains close ties with their extended family.

They also run a foundation, the Haloti Ngata Family Foundation, which raises funds to support charitable causes.

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