DeAngelo Hall

DeAngelo Hall

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Hall with the Washington Redskins in 2015
No. 23 Washington Redskins
Position: Strong safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1983-11-19) November 19, 1983
Place of birth: Chesapeake, Virginia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school: Chesapeake (VA) Deep Creek
College: Virginia Tech
NFL draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 781
Pass deflections: 129
Interceptions: 43
Int return yards: 838
Forced fumbles: 11
Touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com

DeAngelo Eugene Hall (born November 19, 1983) is an American football strong safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Virginia Tech, and was drafted with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Hall has also played for the Oakland Raiders.

Early life

Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he lettered in high school football, basketball and in track and field. At Deep Creek, he was a teammate of Chicago Bears' linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp of the Detroit Lions. Hall, Tapp, and Anderson also played together at Virginia Tech.

Football

As a junior at Deep Creek, Hall averaged 9.8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback. He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first-team pick as a defensive back on the All-Tidewater team.[2]

As a senior, Hall scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,300 yards while averaging ten yards per carry. He also intercepted nine passes, posted over 100 tackles and had 16 tackles for loss. During his senior season, Hall helped Deep Creek to the state AAA Division Six championship game.[2] Deep Creek and Hall, lost to fellow Washington Redskin, Will Montgomery of Centreville High School in the State AAA Finals, 28 to 26.

After the season, Hall earned all-district player of the year honors and was named to the all-district team as a running back, defensive back and return man.[2] He was also named Tidewater Player of the Year and the Norfolk Sports Club Player of the Year. The Associated Press picked him as a first-team Group AAA defensive back, and he was ranked the No. 2 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times.[2]

Track and field

Hall was a sprinter on the track team and placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior with a time of 6.93. He also placed third in the state AAA long jump as a senior, with a jump of 7.06 meters.[2] He also ran the 55 metres in 6.40 seconds, and was a member of the 4 × 100 m (41.76s) relay squad.[3]

College career

Hall recorded 190 tackles, 20 passes defensed, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven receptions for 86 yards with one touchdown in his three-year career at Virginia Tech. He returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns. His 839 yards rank third on the Big East Conference career-record chart while his five returns for touchdowns rank second in conference history. Hall is one of the few players in college football history to score touchdowns on offense, defense, and special teams during their collegiate career.

Hall majored in secondary education while at Virginia Tech.

Freshman

Hall started strong in college, and turned in the fastest 40-yard dash among the freshmen at 4.37 in preseason strength and conditioning testing and also bench pressed 300 pounds.[2] His first collegiate action was in the season-opener against Connecticut, during which he had three tackles, two assists and his first college interception. Hall made his first career start against Temple, during which he played a season-high 78 total snaps, recording six solo tackles, five assists, two passes broken up and an interception. He had four tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss, during Virginia Tech's loss in the 2002 Gator Bowl against Florida State.[2]

Hall played in all 11 games, starting one, and recorded 24 solo stops, 18 assists, three pass breakups and three interceptions.[2]

Sophomore

Hall started ten games at cornerback and also returned punts as a sophomore. In the first game of the season against Arkansas State, he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown, and then returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. He recorded four tackles and a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown against Rutgers which helped earn him the Big East Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week honors.[2] Hall had an assisted tackle and a pass broken up in Virginia Tech's victory in the 2002 San Francisco Bowl against Air Force. He was ranked seventh in the nation in punt returns, averaging 16.0 yards per return, and had a long of 71 yards and two touchdowns. He had 36 solo tackles and 19 assists, four interceptions, 12 passes broken up and a forced fumble.[2]

During spring training, Hall posted the fastest forty time ever for a Tech football player with a timing of 4.15 in Virginia Tech's Rector Field House.[2]

Junior

As a junior, Hall became the first Tech player in nearly six years to play both ways in a game when he saw ten plays on offense and 28 on defense against Central Florida.[2] During the game, he caught two passes for 41 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown, and had two solo tackles and an assist on defense. During the game against Syracuse, he scored three touchdowns, and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with two punt returns for touchdowns, as well as a 24-yard touchdown run on offense. After the game, Hall earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Week honors.[2] He had eight solo tackles and three assists against Miami, as well as a forced fumble, fumble recovery and 28-yard touchdown all on the same play to open Tech's scoring. This performance earned him Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors.[2]

After the season, Hall was a second-team All-American selection, and was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, as he ranked sixth on the team with a career-high 93 tackles.

Professional career

2004 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 10 in 202 lb 4.34 s 1.53 s 2.53 s
All values from NFL Combine

Atlanta Falcons

2004 season-2007 season

Hall was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 8th overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft. He finished his first season with 35 tackles and two interceptions. He also set the record for being the youngest player to return an interception for a touchdown (21 years, 44 days).

One of Hall's finest moments came when he was assigned to one of the NFL's premier wide receivers, Terrell Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles, on Monday Night Football. Although Owens gained 112 receiving yards, Hall was able to stop Owens on many of the Eagles' third down attempts, and his tight coverage of Owens on the last Eagle possession of the game helped Atlanta clinch a 14-10 victory on September 12, 2005.

Hall performed well during the 2005-2006 season, especially in prime time games. In the four prime time games he has played, he has had three interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.

During a Monday Night Football game in 2005, after an interception, Hall held up a sign that read, "Aloha, see you in Hawaii", obviously making a case for a Pro Bowl bid. In 2005, Hall was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. While at the 2005 Pro Bowl, Hall was the winner of the "NFL's Fastest Man Competition", a contest with the fastest players in the NFL.

Hall is close friends with many elite receivers in the NFL, including former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. On an appearance on the NFL Network, Johnson and Hall made a wager on their upcoming 2006 matchup: should Johnson catch two touchdown passes, Hall would be obliged to wait tables at an Atlanta restaurant owned by Bengals tackle Willie Anderson. Should Johnson fail, he would be forced to shave the bleach-blonde mohawk he had grown over the off-season. After the game was over (which the Falcons won) it was accepted that Hall was the "winner," as Johnson only caught one touchdown pass. Johnson honorably held up his end of the bargain and shaved his mohawk.

In preseason 2007, Hall shaved "I own 85" into the back of his head in reference to his ongoing rivalry with Johnson. Johnson had the last laugh however, breezing past Hall on occasions and making five catches for more than 80 yards and a touchdown.

In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, Hall showed his support for fellow Falcon and former Hokie Michael Vick by carrying a poster of Vick onto the field with him, and also wearing "MV7" written on the shade under his eyes. Earlier that day, Vick, Hall's Virginia Tech teammate, was sentenced to 23 months in prison on dogfighting charges.[4] Hall was fined $10,000 by the league for his actions.[5]

Oakland Raiders

2008 season

On March 20, 2008, Hall was traded to the Oakland Raiders for their second-round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft (traded to the Washington Redskins) and fifth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The trade became official when he agreed on a seven-year, $70 million contract with $24.5 million guaranteed.[6] On November 5, Hall was released by the Oakland Raiders after "he failed to adapt to the Raiders' man-to-man style of defense and was regularly beaten by opposition receivers during the opening half of the season."[7] In total, Hall received $8 million—a $7 million signing bonus and $1 million in base salary—for playing eight games for Oakland.[8]

Hall in his final game with the Raiders in 2008

Washington Redskins

Rest of 2008 season

Hall signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on November 8, 2008. The team released cornerback Leigh Torrence to make room for Hall. In his first game with the Redskins, against the Dallas Cowboys, Hall intercepted a pass from Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. He finished his first year with the Redskins with 25 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass deflections in seven games (four starts).

2009 season

Hall at Redskins training camp in 2009

An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Hall agreed to a new six-year contract with the Redskins on February 27.[9] The deal contained $23 million in guaranteed money and had a maximum value of $55 million.[9]

2010 season

During a Week 7 matchup with the Chicago Bears, on October 24, 2010, Hall recorded four interceptions, tying an NFL record, off of the Chicago Bears Quarterback, Jay Cutler. He returned one of the picks 92 yards for a touchdown.[10] The Redskins won the turnover laden game (nine turnovers overall) 17-14. Hall's jersey from this game was sent by request to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for display in the “Pro Football Today Gallery,” an area stocked with memories of recent history-making performances. Midway through the season, Hall was voted as a co-defensive captain along with London Fletcher.[11] Hall was the 2011 Pro Bowl MVP due to his performance which included 6 tackles, an interception, and a fumble returned for a touchdown. After the game Hall stated he was a "ball hawk".

2011 season

For the 2011 season, Hall continued to be co-defensive captain along with Fletcher.[12] After the Redskins lost to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime in Week 11, Hall said to the press, "The way I'm playing right now, they need to cut me, because I'm definitely not worth what I'm getting."[13] Hall would then record five tackles, five pass break-ups, and an interception in Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks. Due to his performance in Week 12, Hall was named NFC defensive player of the week on November 30, 2011.[14] Hall finished the season recording 90 combined tackles, 16 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble, and three interceptions.

2012 season

During the 2012 preseason, it was reported that Hall would switch from the outside corner position to the nickelback position.[15] He recorded his first interception of the 2012 season, in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[16] In the Week 6 win against the Minnesota Vikings, Hall intercepted Christian Ponder in the endzone within the last few minutes of the game, securing the Redskins' victory.[17] Late in the fourth quarter, he was ejected from the Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after removing his helmet and verbally confronting a referee.[18] On November 15, 2012, Hall was fined $30,000 by the NFL after his actions against the referee.[19] In the Week 11 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, he recorded his third interception of the season, which positioned the Redskins to score the first touchdown of the game.[20] The following week in the Redskins' victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving, he picked off Tony Romo, as well as, recovered the ball after the Cowboys did an onside kick and returned the ball for 27 yards. Though he had the chance to score, Hall slid before reaching the endzone to allow the Redskins' offense to go on the field and take a knee, running out the clock and ensuring the Redskins' win.[21]

2013 season

On March 11, 2013, Hall was released by the Redskins after five seasons with the team; citing salary cap issues as the reason.[22] Hall would have been due $8 million had he not been released before the start of the new league year on March 12, 2013.[23] On April 1, Hall re-signed with the Redskins on a one-year deal worth roughly $2.25 million.[24] In Week 1, against the Philadelphia Eagles, he returned a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown. In the Week 3 game against the Detroit Lions, Hall picked off quarterback Matthew Stafford and returned the ball for a touchdown. The interception was Hall's fortieth career interception and the touchdown was his eighth defensive touchdown (fourth from an interception).[25] On October 27, in a Week 8 game against the 6-1 Denver Broncos, Hall intercepted a pass from quarterback Peyton Manning, returning it 26 yards for a touchdown. It was his second interception of the season and his second return for a touchdown, ninth overall in his career. He subsequently intercepted Manning a second time for his third pick of the year.[26]

2014 season

After an impressive 2013 season, Hall signed a four-year contract extension to remain with Redskins on February 19, 2014.[27] In Week 3 against the Eagles, Hall left the game with an apparent back foot heel injury. The next day, an MRI revealed that Hall had a torn Achilles tendon, which prematurely ended his 2014 season.[28] Five weeks after suffering the injury, Hall re-tore his Achilles tendon while at home recovering from the initial injury.[29]

2015 season

In November 2015, Hall switched over to the strong safety position full-time, marking a move that had been rumored for years.[30]

In a game against the Philadelphia Eagles on December 26, Hall scooped up a mishandled handoff by Sam Bradford and returned it for a touchdown. With the play, Hall became the first player in NFL history to score five touchdowns off fumble recoveries and five off interception returns, and also helped the Redskins clinch the NFC East division title for the first time since 2012.[31]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2004 ATL 10 35 28 7 0.5 1 0 0 2 50 25 48 1 6
2005 ATL 15 65 58 7 0.0 1 2 0 6 177 30 65 0 10
2006 ATL 16 58 51 7 0.0 0 1 0 4 131 33 60 1 16
2007 ATL 16 70 63 7 0.0 1 1 0 5 80 16 33 0 16
2008 OAK 8 48 43 5 0.5 0 1 0 3 31 10 21 0 13
2008 WSH 7 25 20 5 0.0 0 1 0 2 6 3 4 0 8
2009 WSH 13 58 46 12 0.0 0 1 7 4 114 29 44 0 9
2010 WSH 16 95 65 30 0.0 2 2 32 6 92 15 92 1 16
2011 WSH 16 90 65 25 0.0 1 0 0 3 46 15 26 0 16
2012 WSH 16 95 68 27 1.0 0 1 0 4 62 16 27 0 14
2013 WSH 16 78 57 21 0.0 3 1 75 4 49 12 26 2 13
2014 WSH 3 16 12 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 WSH 11 48 39 9 0.0 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 163 781 615 166 2.0 11 13 131 43 838 19 92 5 137

[32]

Key

Personal

Hall, while a gifted athlete, is "nearly as well known for his outspoken demeanor."[33] He "has been nicknamed MeAngelo for his selfish style of play."[34][35][36][37]

Hall has advocated for the passage of the FIT Kids Act, federal legislation that would require school districts to report on students' physical activity and to give youngsters health and nutritional information.[38]

References

  1. ↑ "DeAngelo Hall's Pro-Football-Reference.com Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2003 Virginia Tech All*Star candidates: DeAngelo Hall". Hokiesports.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  3. ↑ "DeAngelo Hall". trackingfootball.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "White's T-shirt, Hall's face paint show support for Vick". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Five Falcons fined for displaying Michael Vick messages". USA Today. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  6. ↑ "Raiders, Hall agree on seven-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  7. ↑ "Raiders cut losses with Hall". Sky Sports. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  8. ↑ "What gives? Raiders cut highly paid corner Hall". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  9. 1 2 "Hall Agrees to Terms; Canty Could Visit Today". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Hall ties record with 4 interceptions". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  11. ↑ "Redskins elevate Rabach, Hall and Alexander to captain status". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  12. ↑ Jones, Mike (2011-09-05). "Quick hits: ‘Rex won by an edge’". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Distraught DeAngelo Hall: Redskins 'need to go cut me'". USAToday.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  14. ↑ Jones, Mike (2011-11-30). "DeAngelo Hall named NFC defensive player of the week". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  15. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (August 1, 2012). "Hall looking to make plays at his new position". CSNWashington.com. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  16. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (October 1, 2012). "Redskins-Buccaneers Game Notes". Redskins. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  17. ↑ Jones, Mike (October 14, 2012). "Redskins defense bends but doesn’t break, scoring a touchdown and forcing field goal tries". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  18. ↑ Sessler, Marc (October 28, 2012). "DeAngelo Hall of Redskins ejected for jawing at referee". NFL.com. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  19. ↑ Maske, Mark (November 14, 2012). "NFL to fine DeAngelo Hall $30,000 for last month’s incident with official". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  20. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (November 18, 2012). "Redskins Stifle Eagles At Home, Win 31-6". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  21. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (November 22, 2012). "Redskins Score Texas-Sized Win, 38-31". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  22. ↑ Klemko, Robert (March 11, 2013). "Redskins cut DeAngelo Hall to clear cap space". USAToday.com. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  23. ↑ Wesseling, Chris (March 11, 2013). "DeAngelo Hall released by Washington Redskins". NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  24. ↑ Hanzus, Dan (April 1, 2013). "DeAngelo Hall, Washington Redskins agree to contract". NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  25. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (September 22, 2013). "Redskins Clawed By Lions At Home, 27-20". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  26. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (October 28, 2013). "Redskins-Broncos Monday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  27. ↑ Boyer, Zac (February 19, 2014). "DeAngelo Hall signs four-year deal with Redskins". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  28. ↑ Walker, Andrew (September 22, 2014). "DeAngelo Hall Out For Year With Ruptured Achilles". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  29. ↑ Jones, Mike (October 31, 2014). "DeAngelo Hall tears Achilles’ tendon again, which could add months to recovery time". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  30. ↑ Keim, John. "DeAngelo Hall embraces move to safety, still views himself as a corner". ESPN. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  31. ↑ Jones, Mike. "DeAngelo Hall makes history with third-quarter touchdown". Washington Post. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  32. ↑ "DeAngelo Hall Stats". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  33. ↑ "DeAngelo Hall's Pro-Football-Reference.com Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  34. ↑ "DeAngelo Hall". trackingfootball.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "White's T-shirt, Hall's face paint show support for Vick". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  36. ↑ "Five Falcons fined for displaying Michael Vick messages". USA Today. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  37. ↑ "Raiders, Hall agree on seven-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  38. ↑ NFL Players Promoted Increased Physical Education ESPN, March 19, 2009

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