Chase Hansen

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]

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