Tyjuan Hagler life and biography

Tyjuan Hagler is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.

Signed as FA with Colts on September 29, 2010...originally was D5-05 choice of Colts...signed as FA with Seattle on August 10, 2010...was waived on September 4, 2010.

CAREER

2010: Appeared in 10 games, starting one at WLB and one at LB…had two special teams tackles at Jacksonville 10/3 and vs. Houston 11/1…had one special teams tackle at Washington 10/17…had four tackles, one sack and one QB pressure in start at WLB at Philadelphia 11/7…had five tackles and one interception vs. Cincinnati 11/14…also had one special teams tackle…had six tackles and one pass defensed at New England 11/21…also had one special teams tackle…had two tackles in start at LB vs. San Diego 11/28…had 13 tackles vs. Dallas 12/5…had six tackles and one FR at Tennessee 12/9.

2009: Started first seven games at SLB before being placed on injured reserve on 11/4 with arm injury…had 36 tackles, 18 solo, and three passes defensed…led team with season-high 11 tackles vs. Jacksonville 9/13…was third career 10+-tackle game…had five tackles and one pass defensed at Miami 9/21 and at St. Louis 10/25…had seven tackles vs. San Francisco 11/1.

2008: Started three of nine games after being activated from PUP list on 10/18…opened at WLB vs. New England 11/2 and vs. Tennessee 12/28 and at LB at Tennessee 10/27…was inactive vs. Cincinnati 12/7 and vs. Detroit 12/14…had 21 defensive stops, 13 solo, and one FF…also had 12 special teams tackles, eight solo…had FF at Green Bay 10/19…had season-high 10 tackles vs. New England and four solo tackles vs. Tennessee…had four special teams tackles vs. Houston 11/16 and three specialty stops at Pittsburgh 11/9 for top outings. POST-SEASON: Started at WLB in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3 and had seven tackles, six solo.

2007: Started seven of 12 games at LB…started at WLB at Tennessee 9/16, vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 and at Carolina 10/28…started at SLB at Jacksonville 10/22, at Baltimore 12/9, vs. Houston 12/23 and vs. Tennessee 12/30…was inactive games 8-11 and reserve in remaining games…had career-high 60 tackles, 34 solo, one sack, one pressure, one FF and one FR…had nine special teams tackles…had six-plus tackles in seven games…had six tackles, four solo, one FF and one FR in first career start at Tennessee…had eight stops vs. Tampa Bay and nine tackles at Jacksonville…had career-high 15 tackles, 10 solo, at Carolina…had six tackles and first career sack vs. Jacksonville 12/2…had six tackles at Baltimore and at Oakland 12/16…had two special teams tackles vs. New Orleans 9/6 and three specialty stops at Houston 9/23 and vs. Denver 9/30 for top totals. POST-SEASON: Started at SLB vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and had six tackles and one pass defensed…also assisted on one special teams tackle.

2006: Appeared in nine games as special teamer…was inactive games 1-6 and at Jacksonville 12/10…had eleven specialty tackles, seven solo…had tackles in seven games…had season-high three stops at New England 11/5…had two tackles at Denver 10/29 and at Houston 12/24. POST-SEASON: Was special teamer vs. Kansas City 1/6 in Wild Card Playoffs, at Baltimore 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs, vs. New England 1/21 in AFC Championship Game and vs. Chicago 2/4 in Super Bowl XLI…had five special teams stops, four solo, and one FR…had one solo stop vs. Kansas City and at Baltimore…had three tackles vs. New England…had FR on kickoff return vs. Chicago. 2005: Spent entire season on PUP with sports hernia.

COLLEGE

Three-year starter at SLB who opened 36 of 41 career games…had 246 career tackles, seven sacks, four FF, three FR, seven passes defensed and one interception…was third-team All-Conference USA selection as senior…winner of team’s Brig Owens Award as most outstanding defensive back…started 12 games and led team with 82 tackles, 49 solo…started eleven games, ranking third on team with career-high 84 tackles, 46 solo, as junior…had three sacks, 8.5 stops for losses, one FF and two passes defensed…moved into starting lineup as sophomore and opened 13 of 14 games…recorded 79 tackles, 45 solo, three sacks, 19 stops for losses, two FF, one FR, one interception and three passes defensed…was reserve linebacker and special teams performer in first three games as freshman…had one tackle…was sidelined with left knee injury, missing remainder of season.

PERSONAL

Full name is Tyjuan Cedric Hagler…born in Kankakee, Ill.…attended Bishop McNamara High School…was named first-team all-state as a senior, helping the team to a 13-1 record and second place finish in state playoffs…recorded 61 tackles and three sacks as senior while rushing for over 1,400 yards and 25 touchdowns…single…resides in Kankakee, Ill.

Read more