Britt Hager

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Britt Hager

| number = 54, 57

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|2|20}}

| birth_place = Odessa, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 242

| high_school = Permian (Odessa, Texas)

| college = Texas

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 81

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1989|1994}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
• St. Louis Rams ({{NFL Year|1997}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1988)
• 2× First-team All-SWC (1987, 1988)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 216

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 2.0

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = HageBr20

}}

Britt Harley Hager (born February 20, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/163677149/ | title=Special-teams star believes he deserves opportunity to start | work=The Philadelphia Inquirer | date=October 30, 1994 | accessdate=22 January 2025}} He played college football at the University of Texas and was selected in the third round of the 1989 NFL draft with the 81st overall pick.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1989 to 1994, for the Denver Broncos from 1995 to 1996, and for the St. Louis Rams in 1997.{{Cite web |title=Britt Hager |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HageBr20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001054914/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HageBr20.htm |archive-date=2022-10-01 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

At the University of Texas, he set a school record in 1988 with 195 tackles after setting the previous school record with 187 the year before. He also holds the career Texas record with 499 tackles while in Austin.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}