DeAngelo Hall is a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback who has proven to a playmaker in the secondary. He re-signed with the Redskins on Feb. 27, 2009, after initially joining the team on Nov. 8, 2008. He played in and started eight games with Oakland before being waived on Nov. 5, 2008. He has played in 82 games and posted 22 interceptions in his career.
NFL Acquisition: Selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round (8th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft
How Acquired: Signed with the Redskins on Nov. 8, 2008 as an unrestricted free agent
Pro:
Played in 82 career games with 77 starts, including two postseason starts with the Falcons in 2004
Earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl nod in 2006 after tallying 56 tackles, a team-high four interceptions and a career-high 16 passes defended
Was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 and 2006 seasons
Named "NFL’s Fastest Man" at the 2006 Pro Bowl competition
Has 22 career interceptions
Ranks second, behind Baltimore’s Ed Reed, among NFL players for interception return yards since the start of 2004, with 475.
2008 Season (OAK/WAS):
Started in eight games for the Oakland Raiders and played in seven games with four starts with the Redskins
Tied for sixth in the NFL interceptions (with five) and fifth in passes defended (with 21) in 2008 with Oakland and Washington
Tallied 49 tackles, three interceptions, 13 passes defended, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and a half-sack as a member of the Raiders
After getting released by the Raiders on Nov. 5, signed with the Redskins on Nov. 8
Totaled 27 tackles (21 solo), two interceptions, eight passes defended and one fumble recovery with the Redskins
Posted three tackles and an interception in his Redskins debut vs. Dallas (11/16)
Made his first Redskins start with Washington at Baltimore (12/7) and had four tackles, one pass defended, one fumble recovery (returned for 10 yards) and one special teams stop
2007 Season (ATL):
Logged a career-high 71 tackles to go along with five interceptions for 80 yards, 16 passes defended, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and a touchdown
Recorded one tackle and a fumble recovery that he returned 56 yards for a touchdown at Tennessee (10/7)
Amassed a career-high 11 tackles and tied a career high with four passes defended in addition to recording one interception vs. New York Giants (10/15)
2006 Season (ATL):
Earned second consecutive Pro Bowl nod after tallying 56 tackles, a team-high four interceptions, one fumble recovery and 16 passes defended
Had two tackles, one interception returned 37 yards for a touchdown and two passes defended vs. Arizona (10/1)
2005 Season (ATL):
Started 15 games and led the team with a career-high six interceptions
Tallied 68 tackles, 10 passes defended, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one touchdown on his way to his first Pro Bowl selection
Registered eight punt returns for 82 yards and two kickoff returns for 45 yards
Matched up against Terrell Owens in the season opener and posted four tackles and one interception as he kept the Pro Bowl receiver out of the end zone before a nationally televised audience on Monday Night Football
2004 Season (ATL):
Saw action in 10 games with nine starts after missing the first six games of the season with a hip injury
Registered 37 tackles, two interceptions, one forced fumble, six passes defended and a half-sack
Returned one kickoff for 48 yards
Recorded 190 tackles, 20 passes defended, 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
Returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns
His five punt returns for touchdowns rank second in conference history to current teammate Santana Moss (6, Miami)
All-American first-team selection as a punt returner as a junior
Semi-finalist 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
Tallied 56 tackles, 12 passes defended, four interceptions and one forced fumble in 10 starts as a sophomore
Registered 42 tackles and three interceptions as a rookie
Majored in Secondary Education
Lettered in basketball, football and track at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Va.
Rushed for more than 1,300 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior
First-team all-state selection as a defensive back and kick returner as a senior
Intercepted nine passes and posted more than 100 tackles
Averaged 9.8 yards per carry as a junior and added seven interceptions
Placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60-meter dash as a junior