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DeAngelo Hall

DeAngelo Hall
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Hall with the Washington Redskins in 2016
No. 23 Washington Redskins
Position: Free safety
Personal information
Date of birth: (1983-11-19) November 19, 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth: Chesapeake, Virginia
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Chesapeake (VA) Deep Creek
College: Virginia Tech
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Tackles: 797
Pass deflections: 130
Interceptions: 43
Int return yards: 838
Forced fumbles: 11
Touchdowns: 6
Player stats at NFL.com
Tackles: 797
Pass deflections: 130
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 free safety for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Virginia Tech, and was drafted as a cornerback with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Hall has also played for the Oakland Raiders.

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.

As a junior at Deep Creek High School, 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.

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. Deep Creek and Hall, lost to fellow Washington Redskin, Will Montgomery of Centreville High School in the State AAA Finals, 28 to 26.


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