| Chase Hansen | |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 222 |
| High School: | Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) |
| College: | Utah (2012, 2015–2018) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2019 |
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| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 10 |
| Statlabel2: | Pass deflections |
| Statlabel3: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel4: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel5: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel6: | Defensive touchdowns |
| Pfr: | H/HansCh02 |
Chase Hansen (born May 20, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Utah.
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]
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]