As Derick Hall goes through his fourth season with the Seattle Seahawks, it's clear he's one of the top players on the roster.
The 25-year-old is considered one of the key players of a top-ranked defensive unit that currently ranks fourth in the NFL in points allowed. During the Seahawks' run to the Super Bowl last season, Seattle led the NFL in points allowed. Their run was punctuated by Hall's two-sack game in the the Seahawks' 29-13 blowout of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.
Hall was rewarded with a three-year, $42 million deal in the offseason.
While his sack numbers weren't high last season, it doesn't paint the entire picture as Hall posted 13 quarterback hits and helped the Seahawks rank within the top 10 in sacks. He also posted a breakthrough
season in 2024 when he racked up eight sacks.
The fourth-year outside linebacker said he looked up to Von Miller while growing up and still hopes to trade jerseys with the Super Bowl MVP.
"Von Miller's my guy," said Hall in a one-on-one interview. "I've modeled my game out after Von for years. Had the opportunity to play against him last year, but I don't think he played. I was trying to chase him down to get his jersey, so that's still a goal of mine to run him down and get his trader have opportunity to trade and get his jersey, so that'll be pretty cool for me. But yeah, that's the one person I would say I modeled my game after for years, I've been watching Von as a kid."
Hall is referencing the game the Seahawks played against the Washington Commanders last season during Week 9 on Sunday Night Football. Miller did play in the game, but he only saw 13 defensive snaps.
Miller is now a member of the Dallas Cowboys and Hall will have a second chance to meet up with his idol and to do a jersey swap with the future Hall of Famer. The Seahawks will play the Cowboys on Monday Night Football next month.
As Hall looks to help the Seahawks win a second consecutive Super Bowl, he's partnering with Huggies leading into World Prematurity Day on November 15. The fourth-year pass rusher has been partnered with Huggies since May in time for Mother's Day. Hall's story is a unique one as he himself was born premature at 23 weeks and was given just a 1% of living.
Not only did Hall defy the odds, he has lived a healthy life and become one of the top pass rushers in the NFL.
“This partnership with Huggies came about obviously partially due to my story and NICU Awareness Month,” said Hall. “That’s really where it all started for me. This partnership, a lot of people know my story. I was a premie, given a 1% chance to live, and Huggies has been doing the the background work for premies for years and years. When I had this opportunity to partner with them, it was a no brainer for me and my foundation, the Derick Foundation, and my family. It’s just so key to have somebody fighting for you, being at bat, being combative for you and your family. It’s such a hardship because being a premie parent isn’t easy.
“Going through all these hardships, knowing that there’s someone to show you the love, support, and connection in Huggies, and then the foundation of myself is just so huge,” Hall continued. “You have World Premature Day coming up on November 15. So just in that opportunity, spread that light, spread that joy, let families know what Huggies is doing for premie babies in those moments, and let them know that there are people there to support you and help you through those hardships and those hard moments. It’s amazing. it’s something truly special, and I’m just looking forward to continue to grow this partnership and continue to know Huggies at a deeper level, and them obviously know me at a deeper level, so it’s amazing.”
Hall agrees that the biggest takeaway that people can take from his story is resilience and overcoming the odds. Through @NICULittleFighters on Instagram, families can share their NICU stories and others can offer words of encouragement. Huggies will donate $1 to the Derick Hall One Percent Foundation for every qualifying post tagging @NICULittleFighters through December 31, 2026.
“That’s 100% correct,” said Hall of the biggest message from his life story is being of resilience. “And more than anything, it takes a village to raise a child. The main piece for me is my mom. My mom was my advocate. Being a premie baby, you need someone to fight for. You need someone to advocate for you, so that being your mother, your father, your family, and then you have the secondary level of that, which is Huggies, and myself and my foundation. It’s just so huge to have that belief, that resilience, that fight, and know that someone is fighting for you.
“Obviously as a kid, a little infant baby, you can’t realize those things, but as you begin to grow, because these hardships can last for good bit of time in the adolescent years of their life, you begin to see who’s been there for you and who’s the people who’s been doing the background work. Your parents advocating for yo, so that’s true to us about resilience, fight, toughness, grit, connection and then just having people to fight for you, getting your parents Huggies, and then having an opportunity to do this. Which is so special to me about giving back and having this opportunity myself.”
As Hall looks to help the Seahawks win a second consecutive Super Bowl, he's partnering with Huggies leading into World Prematurity Day on November 15. Hall's story is a unique one as he himself was born premature at 23 weeks and was given just a 1% of living.
Not only did Hall defy the odds, he has lived a healthy life and become one of the top pass rushers in the NFL.
“This partnership with Huggies came about obviously partially due to my story and NICU Awareness Month,” said Hall. “That’s really where it all started for me. This partnership, a lot of people know my story. I was a premie, given a 1% chance to live, and Huggies has been doing the the background work for premies for years and years. When I had this opportunity to partner with them, it was a no brainer for me and my foundation, the Derick Foundation, and my family. It’s just so key to have somebody fighting for you, being at bat, being combative for you and your family. It’s such a hardship because being a premie parent isn’t easy.
“Going through all these hardships, knowing that there’s someone to show you the love, support, and connection in Huggies, and then the foundation of myself is just so huge,” said Hall. “You have World Premature Day coming up on November 15. So just in that opportunity, spread that light, spread that joy, let families know what Huggies is doing for premie babies in those moments, and let them know that there are people there to support you and help you through those hardships and those hard moments. It’s amazing. it’s something truly special, and I’m just looking forward to continue to grow this partnership and continue to know Huggies at a deeper level, and them obviously know me at a deeper level, so it’s amazing.”
Hall agrees that the biggest takeaway that people can take from his story is resilience and overcoming the odds.
“That’s 100% correct,” said Hall of the biggest message from his life story is being of resilience. “And more than anything, it takes a village to raise a child. The main piece for me is my mom. My mom was my advocate. Being a premie baby, you need someone to fight for. You need someone to advocate for you, so that being your mother, your father, your family, and then you have the secondary level of that, which is Huggies, and myself and my foundation. It’s just so huge to have that belief, that resilience, that fight, and know that someone is fighting for you.
“Obviously as a kid, a little infant baby, you can’t realize those things, but as you begin to grow, because these hardships can last for good bit of time in the adolescent years of their life, you begin to see who’s been there for you and who’s the people who’s been doing the background work. Your parents advocating for yo, so that’s true to us about resilience, fight, toughness, grit, connection and then just having people to fight for you, getting your parents Huggies, and then having an opportunity to do this. Which is so special to me about giving back and having this opportunity myself.”
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