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Dominique Hatfield

Dominique Taishaun Hatfield (born December 13, 1994) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Utah and signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

Dominique Hatfield
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Hatfield with Utah in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994 (age 29)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Crenshaw
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Utah (2013–2016)
Position:Cornerback
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Hatfield attended and played high school football at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California. He recorded 33 receptions, 586 receiving yards, four receiving touchdowns, nine rushing attempts and 100 rushing yards his junior year in 2011. He also totaled 25 tackles and three pass breakups while averaging 29.8 yards on five punt returns. Hatfield recorded eight interceptions his senior year in 2012 while playing both wide receiver and cornerback.[1] He also earned MaxPreps First-team Division I All-State, Los Angeles City Section Defensive Player of the Year and Coliseum League Player of the Year honors in 2012.[1][2]

College career

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Hatfield played for the Utah Utes of the University of Utah from 2013 to 2016. He began his college career as a receiver. He played in 11 games in 2013, catching 4 passes for 84 yards while also returning seven kick returns for 116 yards and recording 7 solo special teams tackles.[1][3] After a season-ending injury to cornerback Reginald Porter in August 2014, Hatfield began to see time at cornerback.[4][5] Hatfield played the first game of the 2014 season as a receiver but converted to cornerback full-time by the second game.[1] He played in 13 games, starting 10, recording 32 solo tackles, 6 tackle assists, 9 pass breakups and 1 interception which was also returned for a touchdown.[6][1] In July 2015, he was suspended indefinitely and later dismissed from the football team after being charged with robbery. He was arrested for aggravated robbery in July 2015 when he allegedly held a man at knifepoint for $180. As a result, head coach Kyle Whittingham dismissed Hatfield from the program for one whole month. The charges were later dropped.[7] In August, he was charged with misdemeanor assault stemming from a fight at a party.[8] After missing the first game of the 2015 season, Hatfield was reinstated by the team.[8][9] He played in 12 games, starting 11, in 2015, recording 27 solo tackles, 6 tackle assists, 2 pass breakups and 4 interceptions, including 1 that was returned for a touchdown.[10][1] He missed the first three games of the 2016 season due to injury. He then played in 9 games, starting 6, totaling 24 solo tackles, 6 tackle assists, 4 pass breakups and 1 interception.[11][1] Hatfield was a team captain in 2016.[12] He did not play in the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl due to an unspecified violation of team rules.[13] Head coach Kyle Whittingham said the violation was not an academic or legal issue and that it "would've merited a one-game suspension in the regular season".[14]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) 		166 lb
(75 kg) 		4.61 s 1.68 s 2.75 s 4.28 s 6.95 s 34 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from Utah Pro Day[15]

Los Angeles Rams

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Hatfield was rated the 77th best cornerback in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[15] He signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 2017.[16] He played in 11 games after making the Rams final roster, but was waived on December 9, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17][18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams on January 8, 2018.[19]

On September 1, 2018, Hatfield was waived by the Rams and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[20][21] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2018.[22] He was placed on injured reserve on December 11, 2018, after suffering an ankle injury in Week 14.[23] Without Hatfield, the Rams reached Super Bowl LIII where they lost 13–3 to the New England Patriots.

Hatfield was waived/injured during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[24] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 10.

Carolina Panthers

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On December 18, 2019, Hatfield was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on December 30, 2019.[25] He was waived on April 30, 2020.[26]

Hatfield had a tryout with the Detroit Lions on August 13, 2020.[27]

Ottawa Redblacks

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Hatfield signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on January 6, 2021.[28] He was released on July 29, 2021.[29]

References

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  2. ^ Askeland, Kevin (January 23, 2013). "MaxPreps 2012 California Division I All-State High School Football Team". MaxPreps.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. ^ "Former Utah cornerback Dominique Hatfield charged with assault". SI.com. August 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ a b "Utah's Dominique Hatfield, facing assault charge, reinstated to team". SI.com. September 8, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Brenneisen, Kim (August 29, 2016). "The Road To Redemption For Dominique Hatfield". DailyUtahChronicle.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  13. ^ Roberts, Shane (December 27, 2016). "Utah Starting Corner Dominique Hatfield to miss Foster Farms Bowl". blocku.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ Goon, Kyle (December 26, 2016). "Utah football notes: CB Dominique Hatfield won't play in Foster Farms Bowl". archive.sltrib.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ a b "Dominique Hatfield". NFLDraftScout.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ Langer, Travis (May 16, 2017). "Rams Make Moves to Construct 90-Man Roster". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  17. ^ Simmons, Myles (December 9, 2017). "Rams Sign Cameron Lynch, Waive Dominique Hatfield". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  18. ^ Simmons, Myles (December 11, 2017). "Rams Place Webster on Injured Reserve". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  19. ^ Simmons, Myles (January 8, 2018). "Rams Sign 10 to Futures Contracts". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018.
  20. ^ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
  21. ^ "Rams Set Initial Practice Squad". TheRams.com. September 2, 2018.
  22. ^ Simmons, Myles (September 26, 2018). "Rams Place Talib on IR, Promote Hatfield from Practice Squad". TheRams.com.
  23. ^ Simmons, Myles (December 11, 2018). "Malcolm Brown, Dominique Hatfield Placed on Injured Reserve". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  24. ^ Han, Jamie (August 31, 2019). "Rams trim roster down to 53 players". TheRams.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  25. ^ Bryan, Will (December 30, 2019). "Panthers sign nine players to reserve future contracts for 2020". Panthers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  26. ^ Bryan, Will (April 30, 2020). "Panthers sign defensive end DaVonte Lambert, cornerback Derrek Thomas". Panthers.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  27. ^ @AlbertBreer (August 13, 2020). "And here's the tryout and visit list for today" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ "Redblacks transactions - New Year, New Signings". OttawaRedblacks.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  29. ^ "Dominique Hatfield". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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