Rannell Hall
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Rannell Hall
| image = Rannell Hall (35537296304) crop.jpg
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| caption = Hall with the Cleveland Browns in 2017
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| position = Cornerback, wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|30}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = Miami Carol City
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
| college = UCF
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Orlando Apollos ({{AAF Year|2019}})
- Massachusetts Pirates (2019)
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2019}})*
- Tampa Bay Vipers ({{XFL Year|2020}})
- Tampa Bay Bandits ({{USFL Year|2022}})
- Arlington Renegades ({{XFL Year|2023}})
| status =
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| highlights =
- XFL champion (2023)
- First-team All-C-USA (2011)
|pfr=HallRa02
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Rannell Hall (born January 30, 1993) is an American football wide receiver and cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at UCF.
Professional career
=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=
Hall signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2015.{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Scott|title=Bucs Add 13 Undrafted Free Agents|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Add-13-Undrafted-Free-Agents/c16b3f0a-8ba5-4707-860a-9d0396fa4aaf|accessdate=May 5, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307141325/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Add-13-Undrafted-Free-Agents/c16b3f0a-8ba5-4707-860a-9d0396fa4aaf|url-status=dead}} He was waived on September 6, 2015 and signed to the practice squad.
=Cleveland Browns=
Hall signed with the Cleveland Browns off the Buccaneers' practice squad on December 14, 2015.{{cite web|title=Browns place DB Joe Haden on injured reserve, add 2 to roster|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-place-DB-Joe-Haden-on-injured-reserve-add-2-to-roster/f0e21efd-7a26-418c-b54d-a176e820525d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031954/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-place-DB-Joe-Haden-on-injured-reserve-add-2-to-roster/f0e21efd-7a26-418c-b54d-a176e820525d|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2017|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|accessdate=December 15, 2015}} He suffered a broken fibula before the season started and did not play at all in 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2016/08/browns_receiver_rannell_hall_o.html|title=Browns receiver Rannell Hall out for season with broken fibula|newspaper=cleveland.com|access-date=February 10, 2017|language=en-US}} On February 10, 2017, the Browns re-signed Hall.{{Cite web|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/browns-re-sign-wr-rannell-hall/|title=Browns Re-Sign WR Rannell Hall - NFLTradeRumors.co|website=nfltraderumors.co|date=February 10, 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=February 10, 2017}}
On September 2, 2017, Hall was waived by the Browns.{{cite web|title=Cleveland Browns Reduce Roster to 53|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/6a6b574a-fec5-4444-9712-f3fdbaf173c0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201005312/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/6a6b574a-fec5-4444-9712-f3fdbaf173c0|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2018|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 2, 2017}} He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 3, 2017.{{cite web|title=Browns place LB Dominique Alexander on IR, elevate LB Deon King|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-place-lb-dominique-alexander-on-ir-elevate-lb-deon-king-19501370|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=October 3, 2017}} He was released on December 5, 2017.{{cite web|title=Browns sign DB Justin Currie to practice squad|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-db-justin-currie-to-practice-squad-19909899|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=December 5, 2017}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
On January 2, 2018, Hall was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.
=Orlando Apollos=
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Hall signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on May 26, 2019. He was released on May 28.
=Massachusetts Pirates=
Hall played briefly for the Massachusetts Pirates of the National Arena League during the 2019 season. Hall appeared in 1 game while recording 8 receptions for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns.
=Tampa Bay Vipers=
In October 2019, Hall was selected by the Tampa Bay Vipers in the 2020 XFL draft.{{cite web|last=Bender|first=Bill| url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-draft-tracker-results-picks-list-rosters-football-league/jahz8p84e4i61hb8lajqs4a22| title=XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league|website=Sporting News|date=October 21, 2019|accessdate=October 23, 2019}} He was placed on injured reserve on February 24, 2020.{{cite web |title=XFL Injured Reserve |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-injured-reserve |website=XFL.com |accessdate=February 25, 2020}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}
=Tampa Bay Bandits=
In March 2022, Hall was selected by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the seventh round of the 2022 USFL supplemental draft.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=WRs watch out Welcome to Tampa, Rannell! |number=1502097999937245185 |date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2022}} After suffering a thigh injury,{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Week 1 Game Status Update: |number=1515149694246309889 |date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2022}} he was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16, 2022,{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad: |number=1515224778814201857 |date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=April 16, 2022}} and remained on the inactive roster on April 22{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Players remaining on inactive roster |number=1517713292822605824 |date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2022}} with a thigh injury.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Game Status Report |number=1517652184703324161 |date=April 22, 2022 |access-date=April 23, 2022}} He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Roster Updates |number=1520305902980505601 |date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 30, 2022}} He was released after the season on January 2, 2023, after the team became the Memphis Showboats.{{cite tweet |user=USFLShowboats |title=Released |number=1610020326016167936 |date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=January 2, 2023}}
=Arlington Renegades=
Hall was placed on the reserve list by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL on February 22, 2023.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=March 14, 2023}} He was activated on March 17.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=March 17, 2023}} He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.{{Cite web |title=2024 UFL Team Rosters |url=https://www.theufl.com/rosters |website=TheUFL.com |access-date=January 20, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150721215314/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rannell_hall_742783.html UCF Knights bio]
{{2023 Arlington Renegades}}
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Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:Miami Carol City Senior High School alumni
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:UCF Knights football players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Orlando Apollos players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Tampa Bay Vipers players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Miami
Category:Massachusetts Pirates players
Category:Tampa Bay Bandits (2022) players