{"id":808,"date":"2008-11-08T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=808"},"modified":"2025-06-02T00:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:11:52","slug":"redskins-sign-cornerback-deangelo-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/11\/08\/redskins-sign-cornerback-deangelo-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Redskins Sign Cornerback DeAngelo Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Redskins signed former Atlanta Falcon and Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall today.<\/p>\n<p>Hall was released by the Raiders this week after being acquired this offseason for two <a href=\"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2021\/05\/03\/washington-football-team-2021-draft-selections\/\">draft picks<\/a> and being signed to a 7-year, $70 million contract. <\/p>\n<p>Hall entered the league in 2004 as the eighth overall selection of the Falcons out of Virginia Tech. He is from Chesapeake, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>For all updated roster moves, please visit our Redskins Transactions and Roster pages.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Hall&#8217;s addition, please check out:<\/p>\n<p>Redskins.com<\/p>\n<p>Redskins Insider Blog at WashingtonPost.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theredskinsblog.com\/2008\/11\/07\/deangelo-hall-a-redskin-pending-a-passed-physical\/\">The Official Redskins Blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Redskins signed former Atlanta Falcon and Oakland Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall today. Hall was released by the Raiders this week after being acquired this offseason for two draft picks and being signed to a 7-year, $70 million contract. 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