John Hall (born March 17, 1974) is a former American football

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in the National Football League. He kicked for

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and played

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at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. While at Wisconsin, Hall played and won three bowl games (Rose, Hall of Fame and Copper Bowls). He signed as a rookie free agent to the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

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. During his time with the Jets, Hall established himself as one of the hardest hitting kickers in the NFL, once injuring a player on a kickoff tackle. Hall gave the Jets victory in The Monday Night Miracle in 2000 against the Dolphins with a 40-Yard field goal in overtime. Hall was troubled by a groin injury for the 2004 season and only appeared in eight games. Before being signed as a free agent by the Washington Redskins in

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, he played six seasons for the

. His most accurate season came in

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, when he converted 12 of 14

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s for an 85.7% success rate, although his season long was only from 45 yards out. He also missed a crucial field goal, well within his range, in the Redskins' divisional playoff defeat against the

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. Hall's 53-yard field goal with 59 seconds left in the final regular season game against Oakland clinched a

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playoff berth for the Jets. Hall missed the last second field goal attempt during the September 11, 2006 game vs. the Minnesota Vikings causing his team a loss. Hall's problems have stemmed from his constant string of injuries. He was placed on the

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list for the 2006 season with a strained groin and a strained quadriceps muscle in his leg. The Redskins released Hall on March 7, 2007, and he subsequently retired.John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar
/ref> Hall is married to his wife Christina and they have three children (Brady, Ava, and Hanna). He no longer owns his own restaurant called John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar in his hometown of

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John Hall's Goal Post Grill & Sports Bar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, John 1974 births American football placekickers Living people New York Jets players People from Port Charlotte, Florida Players of American football from Florida Port Charlotte High School alumni Washington Redskins players Wisconsin Badgers football players