Paul Hazel (born May 4, 1990) is a

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who is currently a

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. He was most recently a member of the

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) ( French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Startin ...

of the

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(CFL). He played

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where he played 49 games with 19 starts and posted 104 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He has one son and is single.

Professional career

NFL

Unselected in the

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, Hazel first signed with the

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. After being waived, he was claimed by the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

He signed with the

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after becoming a free agent at the end of the 2013 season.

CFL

On June 1, 2015, the

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of the

announced the signing of Paul Hazel at the beginning of their training camp. On June 21, 2015, he was released by the Tiger-Cats. Hazel signed with the

on July 28, 2016. Hazel played in 4 games for the Redblacks in 2016, recording 2 defensive tackles. He was released by the Redblacks on May 1, 2017 as they trimmed their roster down to 75 players in preparation for the 2017 season.

References

External links

Cleveland Browns bio

Jacksonville Jaguars bio
1990 births Living people American football linebackers Western Michigan Broncos football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Cleveland Browns players Houston Texans players New York Giants players Ottawa Redblacks players Canadian football defensive linemen American players of Canadian football {{Linebacker-1990s-stub