DeAngelo Hall was considered for Redskins defensive backs coach position

Transitioning DeAngelo Hall into a coaching role was something fans talked about at length during his final seasons in a Redskins uniform. That almost happened for real this offseason.

The Redskins have finally begun to replace some of the departed members of their coaching staff. After seeing a couple defensive coaches take other openings while special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica went to the Falcons, the team has started to fill the vacancies. The team first brought in Nate Kaczor to serve as the team’s special teams coordinator. And more recently, they hired Ray Horton to serve as their defensive backs coach.

Horton was an interesting hire for the team, and he has a decent resume in terms of developing defensive backs. However, the team also reportedly gave consideration to a Redskins legend for the position. That would be DeAngelo Hall.

According to Grant Paulsen of 106.7 The Fan, Hall interviewed to be the team’s defensive backs coach and was given legitimate consideration for the job. However, it appears that the Redskins opted to go with the experience and chose to go with Horton instead.

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While Hall didn’t get the job this time around, it’s quite possible that he will land a job as a defensive backs coach at some point in the near future, whether that’s with the Redskins or somewhere else.

Hall actually said that he had another job offer before the Redskins’ job came along. Mike Locksley and the University of Maryland wanted to hire him to coach their defensive backs as Hall confirmed on Paulsen and Danny Rouhier’s show. Ultimately, Hall wanted to first see if he would get the Washington job, so he missed out on that opportunity. Still, it definitely appears that he has a future as a coach in some capacity.

Hall was always seen as a good leader and a smart player. He would be a natural as a coach. He would be able to help motivate his defensive backs to play well, and given that he has experience and both corner and safety, he really understands the intricacies of both positions. Hall would certainly have been an interesting hire, but it’s also understandable why Jay Gruden and Greg Manusky — two coaches on the hot seat — wanted to bring in someone with more coaching experience to fill a vital role. And that’s especially true considering that Horton might work in a passing game coordinator type role.

At just 35, Hall will certainly get a chance to coach somewhere very soon. He has upside, and the Washington organization should strongly consider him if the defensive backs coaching job opens again in the near future.