2) Deiondre' attended college at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The UNI Panthers compete in the NCAA College Football Subdivision level in the Missouri Valley Conference.
3) Hall recorded his first career NFL interception during his rookie season when he intercepted Lions QB Matthew Stafford in a week four victory for the Bears at Soldier Field.
D: Did you play any other sports growing up before you specialized in football? How do you stay active during the off season?
DH: I played basketball and ran track. I also work out and run during the off season.
D's Follow Up: I think Deiondre' Hall was probably a sprinter on the team. He has to guard the fastest receivers in the NFL so he would need to be fast enough to stay with them. I think he runs in the offseason to stay fast and to be able to catch Julio Jones, A.J. Green, and especially Packers players like Davante Adams and Jordy Nelson.
J: We have a dalmatian mix dog in our family. We saw you have two dogs at home. What kind are they and do you ever go to the dog park with them?
DH: Yes, I take them to the dog park often. I have a doberman and a red nose pitbull.
J's Follow Up: I think that's great he takes his dogs to the dog park and he probably has a lot of time during the week until training camp starts. I would like to see my dog Perdi play with his dogs at the dog park. I'm guessing he goes to the Lake Forest dog park.
I believe Deiondre' Hall and Jonathan Bullard were the first athletes to do a signing for Scott's Basement, a baseball card and memorabilia shop in Schaumburg. This event was very well organized by the owner Scott who was extremely nice and welcomed us into his store. The boys and I always say that we will travel for fun and this signing was easily worth the forty five minute drive from Mundelein. It sounds like the event was as much fun for the players as it was for the fans as Scott noted on his Facebook page that Deiondre' and Jonathan had so much fun they stayed an hour and a half over their signing time spending time with fans.
Deiondre' Hall is entering his second NFL season and many expect the sophomore to compete for a starting spot and make a big impact for the Bears during the 2017 season. Danny found out that Deiondre' was a track star in high school and also spends his off season running. We both agree that we think Deiondre' was a sprinter in high school because he plays defensive back in the NFL, which would require him to keep up with some of the fastest players in the sport. We think the toughest matchup Deiondre' and his fellow cornerbacks will face this season comes early in week 1 when the Bears host the Super Bowl runner up Atlanta Falcons and the player widely regarded as the best wide receiver in the NFL, Julio Jones. Competitors love to go up against the best in their sport and Hall will kick off his season against one of the best receivers the NFL has to offer.
While researching more about Deiondre' before Saturday's signing, we saw on his Twitter page that he has two dogs. We got our first family pet Perdi nearly two years ago and we are now a dog family. She's a sweet dalmatian mix who loves to run free at the dog park. Jordan was wondering if Deiondre's dogs ever visited the dog park because he would love to run into Deiondre' and find Perdi more friends to wrestle with when we go. With the Bears located in Lake Forest, we assume Deiondre' would visit that park most often. Our family goes to the Wauconda and Libertyville parks the most but we also take an occasional detour over to the Lake Forest dog park. It sounds like Deiondre' is a dog person like us and maybe we'll run into him someday with his dogs.
We wish Deiondre' a great season this year as he looks to bring the Bears back to the top of the NFC North. We'll visit him in Bourbonnais on August 3rd and we'll be watching and cheering on number 32 from the sidelines during training camp. Thanks again Deiondre' for taking the time to talk with us and being a part of our new blog, vincentsgo3on3!
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