A year ago Thursday, DeAngelo Hall was in his first day as an unemployed, unwanted NFL cornerback. He had been to the Pro Bowl twice. He had talked his way out of a job in Atlanta and into a big contract in Oakland. And he had given up enough yards as a Raider that the team's then-interim coach, Tom Cable, decided to cast him aside. The perception: The move would save the Raiders money and headaches. Hall was cut.
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