Alex Hall
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Hall (#51) chases after a player during a game
No. 96, 51, 93
Position:Defensive end
Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-08-17) August 17, 1985 (age 38)
Glenarden, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:C.H. Flowers (MD)
College:St. Augustine's College
NFL draft:2008 / Round: 7 / Pick: 231
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:39
Sacks:3.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Alex Hall (born August 17, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at St. Augustine's College.

Hall was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers in the National Football League and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Hall was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft with the 231st overall pick.[1] He signed a four-year contract with the team on July 22, 2008.[2]

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 2, 2010, Hall and the 2010 fourth and fifth-round draft picks were traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for linebacker Chris Gocong and Sheldon Brown.[3] He was waived on July 28, 2010.[4]

New York Giants

Hall was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants on July 29, 2010.[5] He was waived by the Giants on September 4, 2010.

Arizona Cardinals

Hall signed with the Arizona Cardinals on September 21, 2010. He was waived by the team on October 30.

New York Giants (second stint)

Hall was claimed off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals on November 1, 2010 and placed on the active roster, replacing Giants cornerback Bruce Johnson, who was placed on injured reserve. On November 27, Hall was waived to make room for Michael Coe, who was signed to the active roster. While he worked out for the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 14, 2010,[6] he was re-signed on December 15 after linebacker Clint Sintim was placed on injured reserve.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Hall signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on April 24, 2012. He ended the season as an East Division All-Star and was named Winnipeg's Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On October 6, 2013, Hall was traded (along with a 2nd round pick in the 2014 CFL Draft) to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for non-import lineman Patrick Neufeld and a 5th round selection in 2015 CFL Draft. At the time of the trade, Hall led the league in sacks with 15, by the end of the season he would be 2nd in the league with 16 sacks.[7] Since Hall's CFL contract expired at the end of the 2013 CFL season it was expected that would try out for an NFL team for the following season. Hall also won the Grey Cup that year.

Carolina Panthers

On April 11, 2014, Hall signed with the Carolina Panthers.[8] The Panthers released Hall on August 24, 2014.[9]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

Hall re-signed with the Roughriders on February 11, 2015.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Browns sign 5 draft picks to 4-year contracts". FOXNews.com. July 22, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Schefter, Adam (April 2, 2010). "Eagles CB Brown traded to Cleveland". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  4. ^ Wulf, Bo (July 28, 2010). "S Allen Signed; LB Hall Released To Make Room". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved July 28, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Garafolo, Mike (July 29, 2010). "Giants claim defensive end Alex Hall off waivers from the Eagles". nj.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2010. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Yardbarker.com". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
  7. ^ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=433570 Archived March 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Traded to Saskatchewan
  8. ^ Hanzus, Dan (April 11, 2014). "Alex Hall, ex-CFL standout, signs deal with Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  9. ^ "Panthers make first wave of cuts". Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  10. ^ "Former all-star DE Alex Hall returns to Riderville". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

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Cleveland Browns 2008 NFL Draft selections
Saskatchewan Roughriders 101st Grey Cup champions
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