Chase Hansen

Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.

Chase Hansen
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993
Provo, Utah
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Lone Peak High School
Highland, Utah
College:Utah (2012, 2015–2018)
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles:10
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Collegiate career

Hansen redshirted his true freshman season. He left the team after his freshman year to go on a LDS Mission to Brisbane, Australia. He returned before the 2015 season and played both quarterback and safety as a redshirt freshman. He played safety as a redshirt sophomore and moved to linebacker at the end of his redshirt junior year.[1] As a senior, Hansen had 114 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and 5.0 sacks with two interceptions and was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and Sporting News.[2]

Professional career

Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. He was waived on May 10, but re-signed four days later.[3] Hansen was placed on the Non-football Injury list in July and missed his rookie season due to a back injury.[4]

Hansen made the Saints' initial roster out of training camp in 2020.[5] He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on October 3, 2020.[7] He was activated on November 13, 2020.[8] Hansen was then waived on November 24, 2020,[9] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[10] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[11] He was elevated again on January 9 and January 16 for the wild card and divisional playoff games against the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again after each game.[12][13] On January 18, 2021, Hansen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.[14]

On September 18, 2021, Hansen was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on November 8, then released the next day.[15] He was signed to the practice squad on November 13.

On August 8, 2022, Hansen was brought back by the New Orleans Saints.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on September 6, 2022.[19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7. He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 14, 2022, and activated for Week 15.[20] Hansen did not receive a qualifying offer from the Saints following the season and became a free agent on March 15, 2023.[21]

References
  1. Kragthorpe, Kurt (November 22, 2018). "Seven years later, Chase Hansen again will exit Rice-Eccles Stadium as a senior, having experienced nearly all of Utah's Pac-12 era". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  2. "Saints waive former Utes star Chase Hansen, sign Utah prep star".
  3. Sigler, John (May 14, 2019). "Saints re-sign undrafted linebacker Chase Hansen". Saints Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. "Meet the 28 players with Utah ties on this year's NFL playoffs". Deseret News. December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. Rose, Bob (September 7, 2020). "Saints 2020: 3 Undrafted Free Agents earn Roster Spots". SI.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  6. Walker, Sean (September 13, 2020). "Locals in the NFL: Utes' Zack Moss grabs first touchdown for Bills; Jaylon Johnson experiences highs, lows of Bears debut". KSL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. Just, Amie (October 3, 2020). "Saints make 4 roster moves ahead of game against Lions". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. Just, Amie (November 15, 2020). "Saints' LB Kwon Alexander active, RB Dwayne Washington inactive for 49ers game; see inactives list". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. Peloquin, Steve (November 25, 2020). "Saints Waive Chase Hansen". ESPN1420.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  10. Bouda, Nate (November 26, 2020). "Saints Sign LB Chase Hansen To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. Alper, Josh (January 9, 2021). "Saints activate Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  13. Triplett, Mike (2021-01-16). "Saints get healthier at WR, activate Smith off IR". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  14. Bouda, Nate (January 18, 2021). "Saints Sign 13 Players To Futures Deals, Release WR Jake Kumerow From PS". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  15. "Saints waive LB Chase Hansen, freeing up badly-needed salary cap space". Saints Wire. USA Today. November 9, 2021.
  16. "Saints sign Chase Hansen, Jordan Brown". Pro Football Talk. NBCSports.com. August 8, 2022.
  17. "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2022.
  18. "New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2022.
  19. "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  20. "Saints Make Number Of IR Moves; Claim RB Eno Benjamin". ProFootballRumors.com. December 14, 2022.
  21. "Saints make a surprising decision at the beginning of free agency". atozsports.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
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