DeAngelo Hall has chosen to retire after 14 seasons, though he left open the possibility of playing for another team.
LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 20: Cornerback DeAngelo Hall #23 of the Washington Redskins reacts to a play against the Buffalo Bills in the fourth quarter at FedExField on December 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland.
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Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images
Washington Redskins free safety DeAngelo Hall (23) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham (88) at the end of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Seattle. Washington won 17-14.
(AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
AP Photo/Stephen Brashear
Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall runs past Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew, left, into the end zone for a touchdown after Hall intercepted a pass from Matthew Stafford during the first half of a NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday Sept. 22, 2013.
(AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
AP Photo/Richard Lipski
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) carries the ball past Washington Redskins free safety DeAngelo Hall (23) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) is helped off the field during the second half an NFL football game against the New York Giants Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Hall came to Washington midway through the 2008 season and in 10 seasons played in 106 games, intercepting 23 passes. His contract expired at the end of the season, and there wasn’t room for him in the Redskins’ defense any longer.
His last four seasons were marred by injuries — he played in only 22 games in those four years and started the 2017 on the physically unable to perform list after suffering a torn ACL in Week 3 of 2016.
Hall, 34, returned last year in Week 9 at Seattle, but in the final six games he was inactive three times and played only a handful of snaps.
His signature game with the Redskins came in Chicago during the 2010 season, when he tied the NFL record for interceptions in a game by picking Jay Cutler off four times. He returned one of the interceptions 92 yards for a touchdown and made his third Pro Bowl that season.
The Atlanta Falcons selected Hall with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 draft, and he started 55 of 57 games in four seasons with them, intercepting 17 passes. He was traded to the Raiders in 2008 and was released after just eight games.
Hall signed with the Redskins for the remainder of the season, finishing out the year with 25 tackles and two interceptions in four starts, before heading into free agency. Hall had always dreamed of playing close to home — he grew up in the Virginia Beach area and played at Virginia Tech. He signed a long-term deal in February 2009 to remain with the Redskins.
He called it a career after 171 games and 43 interceptions.
You can expect to see Hall on the sidelines as an assistant coach somewhere on in a television booth near you.
