Tyjuan Cedric Hagler (born December 3, 1981) is an American former professional
football
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linebacker
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for the
Indianapolis Colts
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was selected by the Colts in the fifth round of the
2005 NFL draft
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and later won
Super Bowl XLI
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with the team. He played
college football
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at
Cincinnati
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. Hagler was also a member of the
Seattle Seahawks
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.
Early life
Hagler attended
Bishop McNamara High School
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tackles
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* In football:
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** Tackle (gridiron football position)
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on defense, and rushed for over 1,400 yards and 25
touchdown
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s on offense.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts (first stint)
On November 4, 2009, it was reported that Hagler had suffered a ruptured biceps and would be on injured reserve for the rest of the season. Hagler contributed to the Colts'
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2006 Indianapolis Colts season, Indianapolis Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion 2006 Chicago Bears season, Chicag ...
victory over the
Chicago Bears
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by recovering a fumble on a kickoff, fumbled by
Gabe Reid
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Football career
Reid played high school football ...
.
Seattle Seahawks
Hagler signed with the
Seattle Seahawks
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on August 10, 2010. He was waived at the end of training camp.
Indianapolis Colts (second stint)
Hagler re-signed with the Colts on September 29, 2010. He was waived on October 7, but re-signed with the Colts on October 10. During a key week 15 game against the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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, Hagler returned an onside kick from
Josh Scobee
Joshua Taylor Scobee ; born June 23, 1982) is an American former professional football placekicker. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played coll ...
41 yards for a touchdown. The Colts ended up winning the game, 34–24, controlling their own destiny from that point on by winning the
AFC South
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