Saints' Chase Hansen: Designated to return Wednesday
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Hansen (knee) was designated to return from the Saints' injured reserve Wednesday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Hansen will now have a 21-day window to return to practice before he needs to be activated to the 53-man roster. Otherwise, he'll revert to IR for the remainder of the season. Hansen logged four tackles as a core special-teamer over the first eight games of the season, and his next chance to play will come Sunday versus Atlanta.
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Chase Hansen: Back from practice squad COVID list
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Hansen was activated off of the Saints' practice squad COVID list Thursday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
The 28-year-old was placed on the COVID list Friday and has made a relatively quick return. Hansen has made one tackle while appearing in three games this season with the Saints.
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Chase Hansen: Gets cut Tuesday
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Hansen was cut by the Saints on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Hansen was activated from IR on Monday after dealing with a groin injury. The 28-year-old Utah product has just two games of NFL experience and was more likely to contribute on special teams than on defense. He'll now try to catch on elsewhere if he can prove he is healthy.
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Saints' Chase Hansen: Heads to IR
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Hansen (groin) was placed on injured reserve by the Saints on Saturday, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.
Hansen will miss at least three weeks as he tends to a groin injury. The 28-year-old has just two games of NFL experience, so his absence will mainly affect special teams.
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Saints' Chase Hansen: Not playing Week 2
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Hansen (groin) has been ruled out for Sunday's matchup with the Panthers.
After practicing in limited fashion Wednesday, Hansen was a non-participant the rest of the week. With Pete Werner (hamstring) also sidelined, Andrew Dowell is looking like the lone depth available at linebacker.
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Saints' Chase Hansen: Set to return from IR
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The Saints designated Hansen (hip) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
An undrafted rookie in 2019, Hansen made his NFL debut Week 1 of this season but suffered a hip injury and hasn't played since. He'll return to practice this week in hopes of playing this Sunday against the Bears, but the Saints have 21 days to evaluate his health before activating him from IR.
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Saints' Chase Hansen: Heads to IR
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Hansen (hip) was placed on injured reserve by the Saints on Sunday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Hansen came into Sunday's game against Detroit deemed questionable; however, he'll now be sidelined for at least the next three games with the hip issue. With Hansen out, Demario Davis is the only healthy weakside linebacker on the roster, and Craig Robertson and Zack Baun should see more action on special teams.
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Chase Hansen: Let go by New Orleans
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Hansen (undisclosed) was waived by the Saints on Friday with a non-football injury designation, per the NFL transaction page.
Hansen signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent after an impressive senior season at Utah. Considering the non-football injury designation, the 25-year-old may be destined for the NFI list.
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Saints' Chase Hansen: Signs with Saints
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Hansen (hip) signed with New Orleans as an undrafted free agent Thursday.
Hansen spent his first three seasons at Utah as a safety before transitioning to linebacker and earning second-team All-American with 114 tackles (22 for loss), two interceptions and one touchdown in 2018. The 25-year-old figures to fight for a roster spot as a contributor on special teams.
