Chase Hansen

Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.

Chase Hansen
No. 42 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993
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
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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 53-man 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] On January 2, 2021, Hansen was promoted to the active roster for the season finale against the Carolina Panthers. On January 16, 2021, Hansen was promoted to the active roster ahead of the Saints divisional playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11] On January 21, 2021, Hansen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.

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. Triplett, Mike (2021-01-16). "Saints get healthier at WR, activate Smith off IR". ESPN. Retrieved 2021-01-18.


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