Chase Hansen
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 30)
Provo, Utah
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Lone Peak High School
Highland, Utah
College:Utah (2012, 2015–2018)
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles:10
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.

Collegiate career

Hansen redshirted his true freshman season. He left the team after his freshman year to go on a LDS Mission to Brisbane, Australia. He returned before the 2015 season and played both quarterback and safety as a redshirt freshman. He played safety as a redshirt sophomore and moved to linebacker at the end of his redshirt junior year.[1] As a senior, Hansen had 114 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and 5.0 sacks with two interceptions and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and Sporting News.[2]

Professional career

Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. He was waived on May 10, but re-signed four days later.[3] Hansen was placed on the Non-football Injury list in July and missed his rookie season due to a back injury.[4]

Hansen made the Saints' initial roster out of training camp in 2020.[5] He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on October 3, 2020.[7] He was activated on November 13, 2020.[8] Hansen was then waived on November 24, 2020,[9] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[10] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[11] He was elevated again on January 9 and January 16 for the wild card and divisional playoff games against the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again after each game.[12][13] On January 18, 2021, Hansen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.[14]

On September 18, 2021, Hansen was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on November 8, then released the next day.[15] He was signed to the practice squad on November 13.

On August 8, 2022, Hansen was brought back by the New Orleans Saints.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on September 6, 2022.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7. He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 14, 2022, and activated for Week 15.[20] Hansen did not receive a qualifying offer from the Saints following the season and became a free agent on March 15, 2023.[21]

References

  1. ^ Kragthorpe, Kurt (November 22, 2018). "Seven years later, Chase Hansen again will exit Rice-Eccles Stadium as a senior, having experienced nearly all of Utah's Pac-12 era". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. ^ "Saints waive former Utes star Chase Hansen, sign Utah prep star".
  3. ^ Sigler, John (May 14, 2019). "Saints re-sign undrafted linebacker Chase Hansen". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Meet the 28 players with Utah ties on this year's NFL playoffs". Deseret News. December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Rose, Bob (September 7, 2020). "Saints 2020: 3 Undrafted Free Agents earn Roster Spots". SI.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Walker, Sean (September 13, 2020). "Locals in the NFL: Utes' Zack Moss grabs first touchdown for Bills; Jaylon Johnson experiences highs, lows of Bears debut". KSL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Just, Amie (October 3, 2020). "Saints make 4 roster moves ahead of game against Lions". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Just, Amie (November 15, 2020). "Saints' LB Kwon Alexander active, RB Dwayne Washington inactive for 49ers game; see inactives list". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Peloquin, Steve (November 25, 2020). "Saints Waive Chase Hansen". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. ^ Bouda, Nate (November 26, 2020). "Saints Sign LB Chase Hansen To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Alper, Josh (January 9, 2021). "Saints activate Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Triplett, Mike (2021-01-16). "Saints get healthier at WR, activate Smith off IR". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  14. ^ Bouda, Nate (January 18, 2021). "Saints Sign 13 Players To Futures Deals, Release WR Jake Kumerow From PS". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "Saints waive LB Chase Hansen, freeing up badly-needed salary cap space". Saints Wire. USA Today. November 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Saints sign Chase Hansen, Jordan Brown". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. August 8, 2022.
  17. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2022.
  19. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Saints Make Number Of IR Moves; Claim RB Eno Benjamin". ProFootballRumors.com. December 14, 2022.
  21. ^ "Saints make a surprising decision at the beginning of free agency". atozsports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

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