Michael Hall Jr. (born June 13, 2003) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life

Hall grew up in Streetsboro, Ohio and attended Streetsboro High School. As a junior, he made 72 tackles with 17 tackles for loss and five sacks. Hall was the nation’s No. 54 overall player and a 4-star rated defensive tackle as a high school senior in 2020. Hall committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Cincinnati, Maryland, and Penn State.

College career

In 2021, Hall

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his true freshman season at Ohio State after playing in four games. He entered his redshirt freshman season as a starter on the Buckeyes' defensive line. Hall had four total tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack in Ohio State's 2022 season-opening win against Notre Dame. Despite limited playing time due to injury, his 7.5 tackles-for-loss for 46 yards was the teams best. Hall enters his third season with the program in 2023 where he has played in 16 games. In his career with the Buckeyes, he has amassed 19 pressures, and 5 sacks.

Professional career

Hall Jr. was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round, 54th overall, of the

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. He was placed on the commissioner's exempt list to start the 2024 season due to an August 2024 arrest on domestic violence charges.

Personal life

On August 13, 2024, Hall was arrested in

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following a domestic dispute that occurred the previous night. Hall subsequently pleaded "no contest" to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct during a September 19 hearing in Avon Lake Municipal Court. The presiding judge handed him a 30-day suspended jail sentence, a $250 fine and two years monitored time. During the court hearing, Hall said "I regret this whole situation. I'm getting counseling and trying to better myself."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Michael Jr. 2003 births Living people American football defensive tackles Players of American football from Cleveland Ohio State Buckeyes football players Cleveland Browns players