Chase Hansen

BIOGRAPHY

Chase Hansen was born May 20, 1993. He is a linebacker in the NFL. Hansen redshirted his true freshman season. He left the team after his freshman year to go on an 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. 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. Hansen was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. He was waived on May 10 but resigned four days later. Hansen was placed on the non-football injury list in July and missed his rookie season due to a back injury. Hansen made the Saints' initial roster out of training camp in 2020. He made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was placed on injured reserve on October 3, 2020. He was activated on November 13, 2020. Hansen was then waived on November 24, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. 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. 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. On January 18, 2021, Hansen signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints.