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James Hall (American football)

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James Hall
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Hall with the St. Louis Rams in 2010
No. 63, 96
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1977-02-04) February 4, 1977 (age 47)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:281 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Augustine (New Orleans)
College:Michigan (1995–1999)
Undrafted:2000
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:532
Sacks:63.0
Forced fumbles:15
Fumble recoveries:6
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Bradford Hall (born February 4, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions from 2000 to 2006 and St. Louis Rams from 2007 to 2011. Hall signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2000. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, starting for three years and playing on their national championship 1997 team.

Early life

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Hall earned All-State honors as senior at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. after totaling 67 tackles, eight sacks, and one interception as senior.

College career

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At the University of Michigan, Hall majored in sports marketing and administration and was a three-year starting defensive end for the Michigan Wolverines. Hall had 185 tackles and 25 sacks in his career.[1] Coming off the bench for 11 games, Hall had 17 tackles and three sacks as a redshirt freshman in 1996. Then in 1997, when Michigan won the AP National Championship Trophy, Hall started 11 out of 12 games played at rush linebacker, with 51 tackles and four sacks.[2] As a junior in 1998, Hall was named to the All-Big Ten Conference second-team with career-highs in tackles (63) and sacks (11). In his senior season of 1999, he was a third-team The Sporting News All-American, All-Big Ten honorable mention, and Butkus Award semifinalist after making 54 tackles and seven sacks.[1]

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+1⁄8 in
(1.88 m) 		271 lb
(123 kg) 		5.01 s 1.73 s 2.85 s 4.51 s 7.86 s 32 in
(0.81 m)		 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)
All values from NFL Combine.[3]

Detroit Lions

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He went undrafted in the 2000 NFL draft, but signed a three-year deal for $880,000 with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.[4]

2000 season: Rookie season and limited playing time

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See also: 2000 Detroit Lions season

Hall would play his first game of the season in the Week 11 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, but wouldn't record a statistic. In the next week against the New York Giants, he would record his first statistics, sacking quarterback Kerry Collins and recording 3 tackles. He would play in the last three games of the season, but wouldn't record any statistics, ending his season with one sack.[5]

2001 season: Quality playing time

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See also: 2001 Detroit Lions season

Hall would get more playing time in 2001, playing in 15 of the teams' 16 games. In the first six games of the season, Hall would record ½ sack and 13 tackles including four tackles-for-loss.[6] In the latter half of the season, Hall would improve in play. In the Week 8 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, he would record his first fumble recovery. During the Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers, Hall picked up a fumble and returned it 8 yards for his first career touchdown. His best game of the season would come in the Week 13 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he recorded 3½ sacks, a career high, and 8 tackles including 4 tackles-for-loss. He ended the 2001 season with 4 sacks, 35 tackles including 8-tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries including one touchdown, and one pass defended.[7]

2002 season: First starts, improvement in play

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See also: 2002 Detroit Lions season

In the Week 4 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Hall scored his second career touchdown when he recovered a fumble and returned it 22 yards for the score; he also recorded a sack and three solo tackles. Hall finished the season with 2 sacks, 49 tackles including 7 tackles-for-loss, two fumble recoveries including one for the score, and three passes defended.[8] His 49 tackles and 7 tackles-for-loss would be the most of any Detroit defensive lineman that season.[9]

2003 season: Re-signing with Detroit

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See also: 2003 Detroit Lions season

On May 28, 2003, Hall re-signed with the Lions for one year as a restricted free agent.[10]

2004 season: Re-signing to a long-term deal, career season

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See also: 2004 Detroit Lions season

On March 3, 2004, the Lions re-signed Hall to a five-year deal. Lions' president and CEO Matt Millen said of Hall, "He is a guy who we think can be a strong contributor for us."[11]

St. Louis Rams

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On March 2, 2007, the Detroit Lions traded James Hall to the St. Louis Rams for a conditional draft selection. After two seasons, he was released but later re-signed by the Rams. Hall would go on to start for rest of his tenure in St.Louis and was fairly productive with Chris Long on the other side. He went on to have 250 combined tackles and 30 sacks in five seasons in St. Louis.[12] He was cut on March 12, 2012.

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2000 DET 5 0 3 2 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2001 DET 15 0 35 26 9 4.0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
2002 DET 16 14 49 34 15 2.0 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 22 1
2003 DET 16 16 62 48 14 4.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2004 DET 16 16 48 38 10 11.5 10 1 30 0 30 5 4 1 0 0
2005 DET 14 14 60 52 8 5.0 8 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
2006 DET 7 7 25 17 8 5.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2007 STL 15 15 59 44 15 2.5 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2008 STL 16 2 44 37 7 6.5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 STL 14 14 42 39 3 4.5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2010 STL 16 16 55 49 6 10.5 8 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0
2011 STL 15 15 50 38 12 6.0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
165 129 532 424 108 63.0 84 1 30 0 30 17 15 6 30 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "James Hall". St. Louis Rams. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "James Hall". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on May 6, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "James Hall, DS #17 DE, Michigan". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Staff (March 23, 2010). "Rams re-sign James Hall". St. Louis American. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "James Hall 2000 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "James Hall 2001 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "James Hall 2001 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  8. ^ "James Hall 2002 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "2002 Detroit Lions Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Fourth-year DE Hall re-signs". May 28, 2003. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Lions retain Porcher and Hall". March 3, 2004. Archived from the original on March 21, 2007. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "James Hall". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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