Everybody knows that Jay Cutler didn't exactly have a lot of friends across the NFL. Sure there were people who liked him, but there were far more who didn't. They thought he was offputting and cocky. He had a mouth on him too. That made it easy for him to accumulate some enemies over his long career. One of the most notorious was cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
The roots of their rivalry began in 2008. Hall was spending one year with the Oakland Raiders. His lone encounter with Cutler came on opening night. The Denver Broncos quarterback torched the Raiders for 300 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-14 bashing. It was a humiliation for Hall, who never seemed to forget about that.
Two years later he finally got his shot at revenge. Cutler was now quarterback of the Chicago Bears and Hall was with the Washington Redskins. In one of the most bizarre games ever seen between a QB and a corner, Cutler ended up throwing four interceptions. All of them to Hall, who returned one of them for a touchdown.
It was a low point for Cutler as the Bears lost 17-14. It was also the signature game of Hall's career.
Now retiring, Hall couldn't resist sniping Jay Cutler one more time
Some might say he never quite got over that game. Otherwise, why would Hall reference it so clearly during his retirement speech from the Redskins? Understanding that his career, while a success that included three Pro Bowls, was also a disappointment. If not for constant injury issues he probably should've ended up in the Hall of Fame. Thus he unloaded a biting joke at the former Bears quarterback to explain why he won't.In fairness, Hall played against Cutler four times in his career. The only time he intercepted him was on that day in 2010. It was just one of those things where the avalanche had started and there was no way to stop it. Still, the comment is a true stinger. A reminder that Cutler was average enough to where good-not-great cornerbacks can make him the butt of their retirement jokes.
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