DeAngelo Hall – why did Oakland cut him

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Oakland was very happy to get DeAngelo Hall from the Falcons and rewarded him with a 70 million dollar contract.
Interim Coach Tom Cable cut him.
Why?
Two reasons. One, DeAngelo was inconsistent in the Oakland man to man defense.
In his eight games in Oakland, Hall was beaten 40 times for 552 yards on 66 passes thrown his way, according to data compiled by STATS LLC. He gave up more yards than any defender this season and was tied for third worst in catches allowed.
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The second reason is to let everyone know they …read more