Chase Hansen

Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Utah.

Chase Hansen

Personal information
Born:	(1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 32) Provo, Utah, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lone Peak (Highland, Utah)
College:	Utah (2012, 2015–2018)
Position:	Linebacker
NFL draft:	2019: undrafted
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2019–2022)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-12 (2018)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 10 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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' initial 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] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Carolina Panthers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.^[11] He was elevated again on January 9 and January 16 for the wild card and divisional playoff games against the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad again after each game.^[12][13] On January 18, 2021, Hansen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.^[14]

On September 18, 2021, Hansen was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on November 8, then released the next day.^[15] He was signed to the practice squad on November 13.

On August 8, 2022, Hansen was brought back by the New Orleans Saints.^[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.^[17][18] He was elevated to the active roster on September 6, 2022.^[19] He was placed on injured reserve on November 7. He was designated to return from injured reserve on December 14, 2022, and activated for Week 15.^[20] Hansen did not receive a qualifying offer from the Saints following the season and became a free agent on March 15, 2023.^[21]