DeAngelo Hall DeAngelo Eugene Hall ( born November 19 , 1983 ) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Virginia Tech , and was drafted with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons . Hall has also played for the Oakland Raiders . Early years . Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake , Virginia , where he lettered in high school football , basketball and in track and field . At Deep Creek , he was a teammate of Carolina Panthers ' linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp . Hall , Tapp and Anderson also played together at Virginia Tech . Football . As a junior at Deep Creek , Hall averaged 9 . 8 yards a carry as a running back and had seven interceptions as a cornerback . He was chosen as the district offensive and defensive player of the year and was a first - team pick as a defensive back on the All - Tidewater team . As a senior , Hall scored 30 touchdowns and rushed for over 1 , 300 yards while averaging ten yards per carry . He also intercepted nine passes , posted over 100 tackles and had 16 tackles for loss . During his senior season , Hall helped Deep Creek to the state AAA Division Six championship game . Deep Creek and Hall , lost to fellow Washington Redskin , Will Montgomery of Centreville High School in the State AAA Finals , 28 to 26 . After the season , Hall earned all - district player of the year honors and was named to the all - district team as a running back , defensive back and return man . He was also named Tidewater Player of the Year and the Norfolk Sports Club Player of the Year . The Associated Press picked him as a first - team Group AAA defensive back , and he was ranked the No . 2 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times . Track and field . Hall was a sprinter on the track team and placed sixth at the junior nationals in the 60 - meter dash as a junior with a time of 6 . 93 . He also placed third in the state AAA long jump as a senior . College career . Hall recorded 190 tackles , 20 passes defensed , eight interceptions , two forced fumbles , one fumble recovery and seven receptions for 86 yards with one touchdown in his three - year career at Virginia Tech . He returned 56 punts for 839 yards and five touchdowns . His 839 yards rank third on the Big East Conference career - record chart while his five returns for touchdowns rank second in conference history . Hall is one of the few players in college football history to score touchdowns on offense , defense , and special teams during their collegiate career . Hall majored in secondary education while at Virginia Tech . Freshman . Hall started strong in college , and turned in the fastest 40 - yard dash among the freshmen at 4 . 37 in preseason strength and conditioning testing and also bench pressed 300 pounds . His first collegiate action was in the season - opener against the University of Connecticut , during which he had three tackles , two assists and his first college interception . Hall made his first career start against Temple University , during which he played a season - high 78 total snaps , recording six solo tackles , five assists , two passes broken up and an interception . He had four tackles , including one for a 3 - yard loss , during Virginia Tech ' s loss in the 2002 Gator Bowl against Florida State University . Hall played in all 11 games , starting one , and recorded 24 solo stops , 18 assists , three pass breakups and three interceptions . Sophomore . Hall started ten games at cornerback and also returned punts as a sophomore . In the first game of the season against Arkansas State University , he returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown , and then returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown . He recorded four tackles and a 51 - yard punt return for a touchdown against Rutgers University , which helped earn him the Big East Conference Co - Special Teams Player of the Week honors . Hall had an assisted tackle and a pass broken up in Virginia Tech ' s victory in the 2002 San Francisco Bowl against Air Force . He was ranked seventh in the nation in punt returns , averaging 16 . 0 yards per return , and had a long of 71 yards and two touchdowns . He had 36 solo tackles and 19 assists , four interceptions , 12 passes broken up and a forced fumble . During spring training , Hall posted the fastest forty time ever for a Tech football player with a timing of 4 . 15 in Virginia Tech ' s Rector Field House . Junior . As a junior , Hall became the first Tech player in nearly six years to play both ways in a game when he saw ten plays on offense and 28 on defense against the University of Central Florida . During the game , he caught two passes for 41 yards , including a 29 - yard touchdown , and had two solo tackles and an assist on defense . During the game against Syracuse University , he scored three touchdowns , and set a Virginia Tech and Big East record with two punt returns for touchdowns , as well as a 24 - yard touchdown run on offense . After the game , Hall earned Big East Special Teams Player of the Week honors . He had eight solo tackles and three assists against the University of Miami , as well as a forced fumble , fumble recovery and 28 - yard touchdown all on the same play to open Tech ' s scoring . This performance earned him Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors . After the season , Hall was a second - team All - America n selection , and was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award , given to the nation ' s top defensive back , as he ranked sixth on the team with a career - high 93 tackles . Professional career . Atlanta Falcons . 2004 season - 2007 season . Hall was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons with the 8th overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft . He finished his first season with 35 tackles and two interceptions . He also set the record for being the youngest player to return an interception for a touchdown ( 21 years , 44 days ) . One of Hall ' s finest moments came when he was assigned to one of the NFL ' s premier wide receivers , Terrell Owens of the Philadelphia Eagles , on " Monday Night Football " . Although Owens gained 112 receiving yards , Hall was able to stop Owens on many of the Eagles ' third down attempts , and his tight coverage of Owens on the last Eagle possession of the game helped Atlanta clinch a 14 - 10 victory on September 12 , 2005 . Hall performed well during the 2005 - 2006 season , especially in prime time games . In the four prime time games he has played , he has had three interceptions , one forced fumble , and one fumble recovery . During a Monday Night Football game in 2005 , after an interception , Hall held up a sign that read , " Aloha , see you in Hawaii " , obviously making a case for a Pro Bowl bid . In 2005 , Hall was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career . While at the 2005 Pro Bowl , Hall was the winner of the " NFL ' s Fastest Man Competition " , a contest with the fastest players in the NFL . Hall is close friends with many elite receivers in the NFL , including former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson . On an appearance on the NFL Network , Johnson and Hall made a wager on their upcoming 2006 matchup : should Johnson catch two touchdown passes , Hall would be obligated to wait tables at an Atlanta restaurant owned by Bengals tackle Willie Anderson . Should Johnson fail , he would be forced to shave the bleach - blonde mohawk he had grown over the off - season . After the game was over ( which the Falcons won ) it was accepted that Hall was the " winner , " as Johnson only caught one touchdown pass . Johnson honorably held up his end of the bargain and shaved his mohawk . In preseason 2007 , Hall shaved " I own 85 " into the back of his head in reference to his ongoing rivalry with Johnson . Johnson had the last laugh however , breezing past Hall on occasions and making five catches for more than 80 yards and a touchdown . In the Falcons 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints , Hall showed his support for fellow Falcon and former Hokie Michael Vick by carrying a poster of Vick onto the field with him , and also wearing " MV7 " written on the shade under his eyes . Earlier that day , Vick , who was also a Virginia Tech teammate of Hall ' s , was sentenced to 23 months in prison on dogfighting charges . Hall was fined $ 10 , 000 by the league for his actions . Oakland Raiders . 2008 season . On March 20 , 2008 , Hall was traded to the Oakland Raiders for their second - round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft ( traded to the Washington Redskins ) and fifth - round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . The trade became official when he agreed on a seven - year , $ 70 million contract with $ 24 . 5 million guaranteed . On November 5 , Hall was released by the Oakland Raiders after " he failed to adapt to the Raiders ' man - to - man style of defense and was regularly beaten by opposition receivers during the opening half of the season . " In total , Hall received $ 8 million — a $ 7 million signing bonus and $ 1 million in base salary — for playing eight games for Oakland . Washington Redskins . Rest of 2008 season . Hall signed a one - year contract with the Washington Redskins on November 8 , 2008 . The team released cornerback Leigh Torrence to make room for Hall . In his first game with the Redskins , against the Dallas Cowboys , Hall intercepted a pass from Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo . He finished his first year with the Redskins with 25 tackles , two interceptions and eight pass deflections in seven games ( four starts ) . 2009 season . An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason , Hall agreed to a new six - year contract with the Redskins on February 27 . The deal contained $ 23 million in guaranteed money and had a maximum value of $ 55 million . 2010 season . On October 24 , 2010 , during a game against the Chicago Bears , Hall recorded four interceptions , tying an NFL record . He returned one of the picks 92 yards for a touchdown . The Redskins won the turnover laden game ( nine turnovers overall ) 17 - 14 . Hall ' s jersey from this game was sent by request to the Pro Football Hall of Fame for display in the “ Pro Football Today Gallery , ” an area stocked with memories of recent history - making performances . Midway through the season , Hall was voted as a co - defensive captain along with London Fletcher . Hall was the 2011 Pro Bowl MVP due to his performance which included 6 tackles , an interception , and a fumble returned for a touchdown . After the game Hall stated he was a " ball hawk " . 2011 season . For the 2011 season , Hall continued to be co - defensive captain along with Fletcher . After the Redskins lost to the Dallas Cowboys in overtime in Week 11 , Hall said to the press , " The way I ' m playing right now , they need to cut me , because I ' m definitely not worth what I ' m getting . " Hall would then record five tackles , five pass break - ups , and an interception in Week 12 against the Seattle Seahawks . Due to his performance in Week 12 , Hall was named NFC defensive player of the week on November 30 , 2011 . Hall finished the season recording 90 combined tackles , 16 pass breakups , 1 forced fumble , and three interceptions . 2012 season . During the 2012 preseason , it was reported that Hall would switch from the outside corner position to the nickelback position . He recorded his first interception of the 2012 season , in Week 4 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . In the Week 6 win against the Minnesota Vikings , Hall intercepted Christian Ponder in the endzone within the last few minutes of the game , securing the Redskins ' victory . Late in the fourth quarter , he was ejected from the Week 8 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after removing his helmet and verbally confronting a referee . On November 15 , 2012 , Hall was fined $ 30 , 000 by the NFL after his actions against the referee . In the Week 11 win against the Philadelphia Eagles , he recorded his third interception of the season , which positioned the Redskins to score the first touchdown of the game . The following week in the Redskins ' victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving , he picked off Tony Romo , as well as , recovered the ball after the Cowboys did an onside kick and returned the ball for 27 yards . Though he had the chance to score , Hall slid before reaching the endzone to allow the Redskins ' offense to go on the field and take a knee , running out the clock and ensuring the Redskins ' win . 2013 season . On March 11 , 2013 , Hall was released by the Redskins after five seasons with the team ; citing salary cap issues as the reason . Hall would have been due $ 8 million had he not been released before the start of the new league year on March 12 , 2013 . On April 1 , Hall re - signed with the Redskins on a one - year deal worth roughly $ 2 . 25 million . Personal . Hall , while a gifted athlete , is " nearly as well known for his outspoken demeanor . " He " has been nicknamed MeAngelo for his selfish style of play . " He has advocated for the passage of the FIT Kids Act , federal legislation that would require school districts to report on students ' physical activity and to give youngsters health and nutritional information .