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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | (1979-11-23)November 23, 1979 (age 45) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Kamehameha-Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii) | ||||||
| College: | Arizona | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003: 6th round, 208th pick | ||||||
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Rockne Makoa Freitas (born November 23, 1979) is an American former professionalfootballoffensive lineman. He is the son of former NFL playerRocky Freitas.
Freitas attended Kamehameha High School. He earned PrepStar All-America honors, also he was selected to the Western 100 honors from the Tacoma News Tribune.[1] He also was selected to the First-team all-state honors by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin during high school.[1]
He playedcollege football atArizona.[1] He was honorable mention All-Pac-10 during his tenure atArizona.[1]
In April 2003, he was selected by theIndianapolis Colts in the sixth round (208th overall) of the2003 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on August 31, 2003 and signed to the practice squad on September 2. He was promoted to the active roster on September 27 and played in 12 games, starting six, during the 2003 season.[3]
Freitas played in 16 games, no starts, for the Colts in 2004. He was placed on injured reserve on September 3, 2005. He was waived by the Colts on July 28, 2006.[3]
Freitas was named the interim head coach for the varsity football team atKahuku High & Intermediate School in 2017 after head coach Vavae Tata was let go. He led the Red Raiders to an 11–2 record and an OIA championship before losing toSaint Louis in the Open Division title game. Despite his success, he was replaced by the junior varsity head coach, Sterling Carvalho.[4] He is currently an offensive assistant for the junior varsity football team atKahuku High School.[5]
Freitas is currently a comptroller atBrigham Young University and is an accountant by trade.[6]