DeAngelo Hall Says He Has Officially Retired From NFL

Veteran CB DeAngelo Hall tells Kimberly A. Martin that he is officially retiring from the NFL.

Just ran into DeAngelo Hall, who *officially* has announced his retirement. He said previous comments of his were taken out of context but he (literally) swore to me that he’s hanging it up. #Redskins pic.twitter.com/djv8x5wWgv

— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) August 1, 2018

This shouldn’t come as a big surprise, considering that Hall had indicated that he was likely to call it a career this offseason.

Hall told reporters a few months ago he’s “done” playing football and is weighing offers to join a front office or work in TV, but later backtracked and said he wasn’t officially retiring.

Now it appears as though he’s finally willing to commit to moving on.

Hall, 34, is a former first-round pick of the Falcons back in 2004. He spent four years in Atlanta before he was traded to the Raiders in 2008.

The Raiders signed Hall to a big-money contract only to cut him loose later that season. Hall signed on with the Redskins soon after and would go on to play 10 seasons for Washington.

In total, Hall recorded 636 tackles, two sacks, 11 forced fumbles, 15 recoveries, 43 interceptions, 140 pass defenses and 10 defensive touchdowns over the course of 14 seasons and 171 games played. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.