Mike Hass Mike Hass ( born January 2 , 1983 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at Oregon State . Hass has also played for the Chicago Bears , Seattle Seahawks and Omaha Nighthawks . Early years . Hass played on the varsity football team as a wide receiver and defensive back at Jesuit High School for three years . He helped lead the team to an OSAA 4A State Championship in 2000 over North Medford High School as a senior , recording 79 receptions for 1 , 739 yards and 21 touchdown s . He finished the championship game with an interception return for a touchdown . In the quarterfinals against co - # 1 team and rival Central Catholic he scored a state playoff - game record seven touchdowns . He was on the First - team All - State Offense and Defense , First - team All - Metro Offense and Defense , and was the OSAA Football Offensive Player of the Year in 2000 . Despite his gaudy statistics as a senior , he was not offered a single NCAA Division 1 scholarship and elected to walk - on at Oregon State . College career . Hass was a starting wide receiver for Oregon State University from 2003 - 2005 . Although he was an outstanding player in high school , most college scouts felt his limited size and speed would prevent him from excelling at the collegiate level , and was not offered a football scholarship by any Division I schools , and ended up as a walk - on at Oregon State . After playing mostly on special teams in 2002 , he was awarded a scholarship and a starting role as he broke out with the first of three consecutive 1 , 000 + receiving yard seasons in 2003 . He kept the pace in 2004 , breaking more school and conference records on his way to being named a Third - team All - American . In 2005 , his senior season , Hass won the Fred Biletnikoff Award and was named an AP , Walter Camp and ESPN First - team All - American . He was invited to the 81st annual East - West Shrine Game recording four receptions for 107 yards , including the game - winning touchdown for the West . Records . Despite only playing three seasons , Hass currently holds many Oregon State records , as well as several Pac - 10 records . Some of these include : Professional career . Pre - draft . At the 2006 NFL Combine , Hass ( unofficially ) ran an 4 . 61 second 40 - yard dash , a relatively slow time for a wide receiver , but was reportedly very impressive during the pass catching drills . Although some pre - draft analysis had Hass projected as a third or fourth round pick , he was selected in the sixth round ( 171st overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints . It was reported by writers Jim Beseda and Paul Bucker of " The Oregonian " that Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush played a part in the selection , putting in a good word for Hass with Saints ' executives . It was also reported that Bush had requested for Hass to be his roommate at the rookie mini - camp , but Hass ended up rooming with cornerback Josh Lay instead . New Orleans Saints . Hass wore jersey # 18 with the Saints , a change from the # 28 he wore in college due to the NFL ' s positional jersey numbering rules . On July 27 , 2006 Hass signed a three - year contract with the Saints , details were undisclosed . He recorded three receptions for 28 yards in his first preseason game on August 12 against the Tennessee Titans . However , he was released by the Saints on September 3 , 2006 . Chicago Bears . The Chicago Bears signed Hass to their practice roster on September 4 , 2006 . He remained there throughout the season , until the team signed him to their active roster on February 8 , 2007 . During the next preseason finale , he made a leaping touchdown catch . He finally earned a spot on the Bears ’ active roster as the team ' s sixth wide receiver on September 1 , 2007 . On August 29 , 2008 , Hass was waived by the Bears . He was re - signed to the team ' s practice squad on September 30 , only to be released again on October 11 . He was re - signed to the practice squad on October 15 . Hass was released again on December 23 . Seattle Seahawks . Hass was signed to a future contract by the Seattle Seahawks on January 7 , 2009 . Despite scoring a touchdown in the first preseason game , Hass was cut by Seattle on September 5 , 2009 . He was signed to the Seahawks ' practice squad two days later . On November 3 , the Seahawks signed Hass to their 53 - man roster . On November 12 , 2009 , Hass was moved to the Seahawks practice squad . He was promoted to the active roster again on December 26 when the team waived defensive end Derek Walker . Hass was placed on injured reserve with a dislocated shoulder on December 30 . On August 23 , 2010 , Hass was released by the Seahawks . Omaha Nighthawks . Hass was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on August 31 , 2010 . Post - Football . After playing with the Nighthawks for one season , Hass decided it was time to move on and do something else . He currently works for Nike , Inc . in the development department , working on designing new sporting equipment .