Tag: DeAngelo Hall

49ers aim to add 3-time Pro Bowler to coaching staff

The three-time Pro Bowl corner spent the last two seasons as an assistant with the Carolina Panthers.

With his return to the San Francisco 49ers now official, new defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is already busy filling out his staff, which could potentially include a former Pro Bowl defensive back.

According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, former star corner DeAngelo Hall is set to interview with the 49ers for their opening at defensive backs coach.

Via @MikeGarafolo on Twitter:

Hall retired in 2017 after spending 14 seasons in the NFL at defensive back. After retiring, Hall spent time working in media, including at NFL Network. In 2023, Hall joined Frank Reich’s coaching staff as an assistant defensive backs coach. Hall was later retained by the Panthers under new head coach Dave Canales.

According to Garafolo, Hall and the Panthers parted ways so he could pursue a role as a primary position coach.

Daniel Bullocks has served as the 49ers safeties coach and is listed as their “defensive passing game specialist / defensive backs” coach. Andrew Hayes-Stoker is currently listed as the team’s assistant defensive backs coach.

Hall wouldn’t be the first former player to join Kyle Shanahan’s coaching staff. Brian Griese, Leonard Hankerson and KJ Wright are some of the notable former players on Shanahan’s staff. Miles Austin, Wes Welker and DeMeco Ryans also coached with the 49ers under Shanahan.

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Report: Panthers part ways with big-name assistant coach

The Panthers have now moved on from four defensive coaches this offseason.

The Carolina Panthers are continuing to reshape their defensive coaching staff.

As first reported by Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer on Friday morning, the team has parted ways with assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall. Hall joined the Panthers at the beginning of last season, under former head coach Frank Reich.

The former eighth overall pick and three-time Pro Bowl cornerback played for 14 years in the NFL. He split his long and successful career between the Atlanta Falcons (2004 to 2007), the Oakland Raiders (2008) and the then-Washington Redskins (2008 to 2017).

His first coaching gig came in 2023, when he was hired by the Panthers to the assistant defensive backs coaching position.

Hall is now the fourth defensive coach, and fifth in total, to be let go from the organization this offseason—joining outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu, secondary coach Bert Watts, defensive quality control coach Bobby Maffei and offensive passing game coordinator Nathan Carroll.

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16 former Panthers named preliminary nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame

16 former Panthers, and a current assistant coach, were named amongst the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 167 preliminary nominees for the 2025 class.

Which Carolina Panthers great could be joining Julius Peppers in Canton, Ohio? Well, 16 of them will at least have a shot.

On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced 167 preliminary nominees for their 2025 class. Among those listed were 16 former Panthers.

Those players are as follows:

  • QB Jake Delhomme
  • RB Stephen Davis
  • RB/WR Eric Metcalf
  • WR Muhsin Muhammad
  • WR Steve Smith Sr.
  • TE Wesley Walls
  • TE Jeremy Shockey
  • OT Jordan Gross
  • C Ryan Kalil
  • DE Jared Allen
  • LB Jessie Armstead
  • LB Luke Kuechly
  • LB Lee Woodall
  • S Eugene Robinson
  • CB Charles Tillman
  • K John Kasay

Headlining the group is Kuechly, who is now in his first year of eligibility for the honor. The 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and seven-time All-Pro spoke about the possibility of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer back in February.

“I think when you think about the Hall of Fame, it’s obviously awesome,” Kuechly said on an episode of Up & Adams. “It’s the highest honor that you can have as a football player on an individual basis. And you look at the guys that got in there at the linebacker position, the guys I grew up watching—Derrick Brooks, Brian Urlacher, Ray Lewis, obviously Pep got in. Those three guys that I mentioned and then Patrick [Willis]. And all of ’em were a little bit different.”

Former cornerback DeAngelo Hall, who is currently the assistant defensive backs coach for Carolina, was also one of the 167 nominees.

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Panthers retain 13 assistant coaches, including entire defensive staff

Panthers DC Ejiro Evero will have his entire staff back for 2024.

The Carolina Panthers did more than just roll out the hirings of six new faces on Thursday. They also announced the returns of 13 familiar ones.

In addition to their additions, the team is retaining 13 assistant coaches—headlined by defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero. Evero will be joined back by his entire defensive staff.

The group is as follows:

  • Dom Capers (defensive assistant)
  • Todd Wash (defensive line coach)
  • Bert Watts (secondary/safeties coach)
  • Jonathan Cooley (secondary/cornerbacks coach)
  • Peter Hansen (inside linebackers coach)
  • Tem Lukabu (outside linebackers coach)
  • DeAngelo Hall (assistant defensive backs coach)
  • Mayur Chaudhari (defensive assistant)
  • Bobby Maffei (defensive quality control coach)

Carolina will also keep a few offensive minds in senior assistant Jim Caldwell and offensive assistant Mike Bercovici. Game management coordinator George Li will be staying on as well.

Along with Evero, the organization previously announced the hirings of their two new coordinators in Brad Idzik and Tracy Smith—who will lead the offense and special teams, respectively.

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5 things to know about new Commanders defensive line coach Darryl Tapp

Getting to know Darryl Tapp.

The Washington Commanders finalized their coaching staff on Wednesday with three more hires: defensive backs coach Tom Donatell, running backs coach/run game coordinator Anthony Lynn and defensive line coach Darryl Tapp.

Lynn grabbed the headlines as a former head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers and a respected longtime NFL coach. However, Tapp, 39, was another big hire for the Commanders. An up-and-comer, Tapp spent the past three seasons with the 49ers as an assistant defensive line coach.

Now, with Washington, Tapp gets a chance to lead the room.

Here are five things to know about the Commanders’ new defensive line coach.

8 Panthers assistants named future head-coaching candidates

A total of eight Panthers assistants were named as future head-coaching candidates by SI’s Conor Orr.

Considering they remain winless through about a quarter of the season, it might be difficult for someone to sell the Carolina Panthers coaching staff at the moment. But not for Sports Illustrated senior writer Conor Orr.

Orr recently published his annual future head coaches index—an “exhaustive list” (Conor’s words, not ours) that accounts for names who will, may and/or should be considered for openings this offseason. Amongst the slew of those mentioned are eight current Panthers assistants—beginning with defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero.

Evero, according to Orr, is considered a “lock” to nail down a new job in 2024. He writes:

“Ejiro is a star, man. A bona fide future head coach,” an NFC coach says. “Impressive” was the first word that came on another text about Evero, whose body of work last year as the defensive coordinator with the Broncos is worth a deep dive. Denver allowed 20 or fewer points in nine games last season, but the way in which he manipulated and transformed his personnel to attack opponents on a week-to-week basis was epic. Evero has an elite coaching apprenticeship résumé, having worked under Jim Harbaugh, Mike McCarthy, Sean McVay and now Frank Reich. His quiet confidence is a respect generator. Evero was among the most sought-after defensive coordinators on the market after a series of head coaching interviews last year with the Colts and Panthers, among other teams.

Despite Carolina’s 0-4 start, Evero has his unit working at a pretty admirable rate—even with injuries to key starters such as cornerback Jaycee Horn and linebacker Shaq Thompson. Heading into Week 4’s Monday nighter, the Panthers have allowed the 14th-fewest total yards per game (313.0), the sixth-fewest first downs (40) and have racked up a respectable 12 sacks.

Heck, they were even able to “hold” Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson down to 85 yards in Sunday’s loss. Granted, he scored two touchdowns and the run defense was quite leaky—but those 85 yards were a far cry from what the All-Pro pass catcher did in his first three weeks.

Evero is joined on the list by his following co-workers:

  • Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown
  • Quarterbacks coach Josh McCown
  • Assistant head coach/running backs coach Duce Staley
  • Secondary/cornerbacks coach Jonathan Cooley
  • Assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall
  • Linebackers coach Peter Hansen
  • Outside linebackers coach Tem Lukabu

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Albert Haynesworth trashes former Washington players, defends Dan Snyder

Unbelievable.

When you thought you’d never hear the name Albert Haynesworth associated with the Washington NFL franchise again, he opens his mouth.

OutKick posted an interview this week where Clay Travis interviews Haynesworth — who last played for Washington in 2010 — and asks him about his time in Washington, specifically playing for former owner Daniel Snyder, who foolishly gave Haynesworth a seven-year, $100 million contract.

That contract will forever be remembered as one of the worst in NFL history.

Not surprisingly, Haynesworth defends Snyder, calling him “super cool, and “not an a-hole.” Haynesworth said he would talk to Snyder at least once a week, and they were “super close.” Haynesworth likened Snyder to a “billionaire fantasy football,” who loved the Redskins but didn’t know a lot about football.

Let’s quickly review Haynesworth’s two-year stint in Washington. He played for two different coaching staffs, causing problems for each, complaining about the defensive schemes. Jim Zorn didn’t have the clout to stand up to Haynesworth — Mike Shanahan did.

And Shanahan became a hero to Washington fans by ridding the franchise of Haynesworth two seasons into that ridiculous contract. Washington traded Haynesworth to the New England Patriots in the summer of 2011 for a fifth-round pick.

He lasted four months in New England.

If Haynesworth’s comments about Snyder weren’t enough to enrage Washington fans, it was his comments about three former standout players: Cornerback DeAngelo Hall, running back Clinton Portis and tight end Chris Cooley.

He called all three former players “a joke” and said that they represented what “that team represented back then,” which was “trash.” He reiterated the trash statement again before the interview ended.

Hall, Portis and Cooley were some of Washington’s best players, along with Santana Moss, Sean Taylor, Chris Samuels, Trent Williams and Ryan Kerrigan over the last 20 years of Snyder’s ownership, and popular with fans.

You almost have to ask yourself, did this really happen?

Yes, it did.

We’ll leave you with Al Galdi’s response to Haynesworth, which is how every Washington fan “fondly” remembers him.

 

Assistant DB coach DeAngelo Hall earning early praise

New Panthers assistant defensive backs coach DeAngelo Hall is making quite an impression in his first season on the sidelines.

The transition from player to coach can be a jarring one for some in the NFL, but not for DeAngelo Hall.

Hall, a cornerback of 14 pro seasons, is currently in the middle of his first summer as the assistant defensive backs coach for the Carolina Panthers. And the 39-year-old is seemingly taking right to his new role.

“DeAngelo is such a good coach,” head coach Frank Reich said after Saturday’s practice. “I am truly amazed. A lot of times, former players—takes a couple years to get some of that former player out of you and become a coach and be able to see, be able understand that our days are over, this is their day and we don’t have to talk about our day. All we’re focused on is their day. He gets that.

“He’s helpin’ the guys, he’s makin’ an impact. I think he’s bringin’ out the best in that group. He’s got the right mindset. I think he’s adding a lot to the equation.”

A former first-round pick, Hall ended his long NFL career as a three-time Pro Bowler—something cornerback Keith Taylor Jr. and the rest of the defense doesn’t take lightly.

“It’s been big, man,” Taylor Jr. said of having Hall on staff. “[Pro Bowl] corner. He had 40 picks in the league, so there’s a lot of respect for him. Any time he has a word to say in the room, the whole room goes silent. Everybody takes his coaching points. Everybody respects him.”

As a player, Hall was known to have quite a few words to say. But now, those words may have even more meaning.

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Remember the day DeAngelo Hall owned Jay Cutler and the Bears?

A look back at the day Hall picked off Cutler four times and some NFL history on four-interception games.

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Do you recall DeAngelo Hall’s biggest day as a Washington cornerback?

The NFL Twitter account posted this memory Monday. It was October 24, 2010. Washington was playing the Bears at Soldier Field for a 1:04 pm kickoff.

The former Virginia Tech cornerback tied an NFL single-game record that day, intercepting Bears quarterback Jay Cutler four times! Even more, Hall’s interceptions all came in the second half, and Washington needed every one of them, holding on to win 17-14.

1. 3Q 9:06  Chicago 14-10, 1st &10 at WASH 47.  Hall intercepts Cutler at the WASH 37, returning to the WASH 39.

2. 3Q 1:52  Chicago 14-10, 3rd & 7 at WASH 13. Hall intercepts Cutler at the WASH 8, returning 92 yards for a touchdown.

3. 4Q 10:10 Washington 17-14. 2nd & 10 at CHI 7. Hall intercepts Cutler at the CHI 13.

4. 4Q 2:24  Washington 17-14, 1st & 10 at CHI 47. Hall intercepts Cutler at the WASH 13.

Remarkably, the feat of four interceptions by one player in an NFL regular season game has been accomplished 20 times.

The last time it had been duplicated prior to Hall’s day in Chicago was when Denver’s Deltha O’Neal intercepted Kansas City’s Trent Green four times on Oct. 7, 2001.

Two other Washington players have intercepted four passes in a single game.  Dan Sandifer against the Boston Yanks on Oct. 31, 1948, and Sammy Baugh intercepted four Detroit Lions passes on Nov. 14, 1943.

Unfortunately, the feat has also been accomplished twice against Washington quarterbacks. Jerry Norton of the St Louis Cardinals had four interceptions on Nov. 20, 1960, as Washington quarterbacks Ralph Guglielmi and M.C. Reynolds threw five interceptions that day.

Also, Pittsburgh’s Jack Butler had four interceptions on Dec. 13, 1953, when Eddie LeBaron and Jack Scarbath threw six interceptions.

Of special note: Norton is the only NFL player to have intercepted four passes in a single game twice. He also accomplished this against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 26, 1961.