Ra'Shede Hageman (born Ra'Shede Knox; August 8, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Ra'Shede Hageman
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Hageman with Minnesota in 2013
No. 77
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Washburn (Minneapolis)
College:Minnesota (2009–2013)
NFL draft:2014 / round: 2 / pick: 37
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:62
Sacks:4.0
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Ra’shede Hageman was born in Minneapolis with younger brother Xavier. Hageman traveled in, and out of various foster homes in Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, until being adopted at age 7. Hageman’s birth mother battled with alcohol and substance abuse and the birth father was never in the picture. In 1998 Ra’shede and his younger brother were adopted by lawyers Eric Hageman and Jill Coyle.

Hageman attended Washburn High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he played basketball and football. On the football field, he played tight end and as a senior he had 11 touchdown receptions. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the sixth best tight end recruit.[1]

College career

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Hageman received scholarship offers to play football from Nebraska, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, but opted to stay home and play for the University of Minnesota. Hageman moved to the defensive line as a freshman in 2009.[2] He was redshirted that year. As a redshirt freshman in 2010, he played in eight games making five tackles.[3] As a sophomore in 2011, he played in 12 games, recording 12 tackles and two sacks.[4] Starting all 13 games as a junior in 2012, he recorded 35 tackles and six sacks.[5]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)
310 lb
(141 kg)
34+14 in
(0.87 m)
10+14 in
(0.26 m)
3.92 s 7.87 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
145 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Hageman was considered one of the top defensive tackle prospects for the 2014 NFL draft.[7][8] He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round, 37th overall in the 2014 NFL draft.[9] In his rookie season, he recorded 16 total tackles and one sack.[10]

In the 2015 season, Hageman recorded 27 total tackles and one sack.[11]

In the 2016 season, Hageman recorded 18 total tackles and two sacks.[12] At the end of the 2016 season, Hageman and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, he had two total tackles as the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[13]

On September 2, 2017, Hageman was placed on the Commissioner's Exempt List as a result of domestic violence-related charges filed by prosecutors in DeKalb County, Georgia, following a March 2016 incident.[14] He was later released by the Falcons on September 4, 2017.[15]

On April 19, 2019, Hageman was re-signed by the Falcons on a one-year contract after being out of football for two seasons and the domestic violence charge against him was dropped.[16][17] Not long after re-signing, it was announced that Hageman would be suspended for the first two games of the 2019 season due violating the league's substance abuse policy.[18] He was waived/injured from the reserve/suspended list on September 16, and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day.[19] He was waived from injured reserve on January 13, 2020.[20]

In 2022, Hageman was drafted by the Dayton Beach team of the American Patriot League (APL), which was scheduled to begin play in 2023.[21]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Season Team GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
2014 ATL 16 0 17 13 4 1.0 0 0 0
2015 ATL 16 12 27 17 10 1.0 0 0 1
2016 ATL 12 4 18 11 7 2.0 0 0 0
Total 44 16 62 41 21 4.0 0 0 1
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

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Season Team Games Tackles
GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
2016 ATL 3 2 5 5 0 1.0 0 0 0
Total 3 2 5 5 0 1.0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Suspension

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According to police reports, on March 21, 2016, Hageman allegedly entered the home of his girlfriend, Janeal Jefferies, and began throwing things at her, pulling her hair, and verbally abusing her in front of her son.[22] When Jefferies mentioned calling 911, Hageman pulled her phone line and left the home with her cell phone and wallet; after she followed him outside, he reportedly handed her belongings to another man and pushed her down.[22] Upon police arrival, Jefferies was observed to have lacerations on her left elbow and left hand.[22] Hageman was charged with "interference with a call for emergency help, battery family violence and cruelty to children in the third degree" and was suspended by the NFL for 6 games in 2017.[23]

Personal life

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In 2011, Hageman's son, Zion, was born.[24]

References

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  1. ^ Rivals.com
  2. ^ Freshman tight end Ra'Shede Hageman will play defensive end for Gophers, too
  3. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2010 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2011 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman Stats, News and Video - DT". NFL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  7. ^ NFL Draft Scout
  8. ^ Minnesota's Ra'Shede Hageman emulates NFL's Suh, Watt
  9. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman Drafted by Atlanta Falcons". Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2014 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2015 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  12. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman 2016 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  13. ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  14. ^ Conway, Kelsey (September 2, 2017). "2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. ^ Tabeek, Matthew (September 4, 2017). "Falcons Release Defensive Tackle Ra'Shede Hageman". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  16. ^ Tabeek, Matthew (April 19, 2019). "Falcons sign defensive tackle Ra'Shede Hageman to one-year deal". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  17. ^ Patra, Kevin (April 19, 2019). "Falcons re-sign DT Ra'Shede Hageman to one-year deal". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  18. ^ McClure, Vaughn (April 19, 2019). "Hageman, banned for 2 games, rejoins Falcons". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  19. ^ McFadden, Will (September 16, 2019). "Falcons waive/injured Ra'Shede Hageman". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  20. ^ McFadden, Will (January 13, 2020). "Falcons waive Ra'Shede Hageman, Alex Gray". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "Daytona Beach". aplfootball.us. American Patriot League.
  22. ^ a b c "Falcons' Ra'Shede Hageman facing domestic violence charges". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  23. ^ "Ra'Shede Hageman faces two-game suspension". ProFootballTalk. April 9, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  24. ^ Murphy, Brian (November 27, 2015). "Ra'Shede Hageman: Former Gophers standout thriving in Atlanta". Twin Cities. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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