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Jake Hansen (American Football)
Jake Hansen (born June 19, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Illinois Fighting Illini football, Illinois. College career Hansen was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football, Illinois Fighting Illini for six seasons. He decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Illinois for a sixth season. Hansen suffered a season ending knee injury six games into the year. He finished his collegiate career with 276 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and eight sacks and also forced 12 fumbles with seven fumble recoveries and intercepted three passes. Professional career Hansen signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2022. He made the Texans' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. References External linksIllinois Fighting Illini bio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Fighting Illini Football
The Illinois Fighting Illini football program represents the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The Fighting Illini are a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and compete in its West Division. Illinois claims five national championships and 15 Big Ten championships. History Early history (1890–1912) The University of Illinois fielded its first football team in 1890, under the direction of Scott Williams, the team's starting quarterback who also served as the team's head coach. The team finished with a record of 1–2. Robert Lackey took over the reins for the program's second season in 1891, and the team finished undefeated with a mark of 6–0. In July 1892, several days after graduating from Dartmouth, Edward K. Hall was hired by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to serve as head football coach and director of physical training at a salary of $1,000. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
