DeAngelo Hall
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| DeAngelo Hall | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 19, 1983 (age 23) |
| Place of birth |  Chesapeake, Virginia |
| Position(s) | Cornerback |
| College | Virginia Tech |
| NFL Draft | 2004 / Round 1 /Pick 8 |
| Pro Bowls | 2006, 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2004–present | Atlanta Falcons |
DeAngelo Eugene Hall (Born:November 19, 1983 in Chesapeake, Virginia) is an American football cornerback currently starting for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He was acquired in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech with the eighth overall selection. Hall stands at 5' 11", and weighs 197 pounds, but is known for his quickness and his willingness, ability to play well in big assignments, and cocky attitude most notably towards Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson, though they do remain respectful as friends toward each other [1]
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[edit] High School Years
Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and was a standout in football and track. In football, he was named the Tidewater Player of the Year and the District Player of the Year as a senior. In track, he placed third at the Virginia AAA long jump championships. DeAngelo Hall graduated from Deep Creek High School in June 2001.
[edit] College Career
Hall attended Virginia Tech, where as a cornerback he had 190 tackles (three of them for a loss), two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, eight interceptions, and 20 passes defensed. As a wide receiver, he caught seven passes for 86 yards (12.3 yards per reception). He also returned 56 punts for 839 yards (15.0 yards per punt return avg.) and five touchdowns. The speedy Hall clocked a 4.15 in the 40 yard dash on an indoor track and 4.37 outdoors [2].
[edit] National Football League Career
Now known as the new "Prime Time" in his first season he had two interceptions, making him the youngest ever to record an interception, despite missing six games due to injury
Perhaps adding to his status as one of the NFL's most talented young players, 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 was beat by Owens for two touchdowns in December 2006. However, one of the touchdowns was a result of Hall playing zone coverage.
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. The significance of that competition is Hall was not scheduled to compete but an onlooker said that Hall was scared. In response to the onlooker, Hall began warming up and appeared at the starting line and beat the competition. He also during the game ran back an interception lateral from pro bowl safety Roy Williams to give his offense great field position. On a personal note, Hall is close friends with many elite receivers in the NFL, including the Panthers' Steve Smith and the Bengals' 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 obligated to wait tables at an Atlanta restaurant owned by Bengals tackle Wille 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 TD pass. Johnson honorably held up his end of the bargain and shaved his mohawk. Ironically, a few games after, Chad broke records for receiving in a three game span while also hauling in five touchdown catches. Hall on the other hand, failed to add to his four interceptions.
[edit] Dog incident
DeAngelo Hall was not cited after his pit bulls attacked a Lawrenceville, Georgia man while the man was walking his dogs. The attack happened after Hall left the dogs with his brother, Tyrone Hall, a former Chicago Bears back-up fullback. The victim and his dog were treated for injuries and released.[1]
[edit] Personal
-Lettered in basketball, football and track at Deep Creek (Chesapeake, VA) High School. -Ran a sub 4.4 time in the 40 as a sprinter on the track team at Tech's summer football camp in 2000 and placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior. -Majored in secondary education at Virginia Tech. -He and his wife, Jada, have one son, Tyrel and one daughter, Mya.
