Hassan Hall (born August 28, 2000) is an American professional

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player who is a

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Georgia Tech and Louisville.

Early life

Hall grew up in

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and attended

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, where he played football as a two-way player. In his senior year, he racked up 728 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. On defense he made 98 tackles, had 3 interceptions, and recovered ten fumbles. Hall initially decide to commit to

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on August 5, 2017, but would decommit a little over 2 months later on October 10. Then on October 31, 2017, Hall would make his final decision and committed to play

at Louisville.

College career

Hall would play for four years at Louisville. In that amount of time he would get 270 carries for 1,299 yards, and 11 touchdowns. He also contributed through the air bringing in 22 catches for 175 yards. But Hall's biggest factor was through the return game where he had 2,367 return yards, and two touchdowns. Hall's best year came in 2019 where he rushed for 501 yards, and 5 touchdowns on 5 carries. He also caught five passes for 551 yards. He was also a steller returner that year having 793 return yards and a touchdown. For his performance on the year he was named second-team All-

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(ACC) as an all-purpose back and third-team All-ACC as a returner. On November 11, 2021, with three games left in Louisville's schedule, Hall decided to enter the transfer portal. Then on January 11, 2022, Hall made the announcement that he would be transferring to Georgia Tech to play for the Yellow Jackets. In Hall's lone season with Georgia Tech he rushed for a career high 521 yards on 116 carries, he also had one rushing touchdown. Through the air he was also a threat putting up 28 catches for 165 yards. For his efforts on the year he was named an All-ACC honorable mention at all-purpose back.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

After not being selected in the

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, Hall signed a contract with the

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worth $125,000 guaranteed as an

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. He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on September 26, 2023.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 1, 2023, Hall was signed to the

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practice squad. He was then released on November 6.

New York Giants

On November 7, 2023, the

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signed Hall to their

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. He was released on November 21.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 10, 2024, Hall signed a reserve/future contract with the

References

External links

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

Louisville Cardinals bio
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