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Removing from Category:Players of American football from Anne Arundel County, Maryland using Cat-a-lot

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1979)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| name = Jeff Hatch
| caption =
| position = [[Offensive tackle|Tackle]]
| number = 76
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|9|28}}
| birth_place = [[Annapolis, Maryland]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Severn School|Severna Park (MD) Severn School]]
| college = [[Penn Quakers football|University of Pennsylvania]]
| teams =
* [[New York Giants]] ([[2002 NFL season|2002]]–[[2003 NFL season|2003]])
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[2005 NFL season|2005]])
| highlights =
| death_date =
| draftyear = 2002
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 78
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 4
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 4
}}

'''Jeffrey P. Hatch''' (born September 28, 1979)<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeff Hatch|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HatcJe20.htm|access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref> is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was an [[offensive tackle]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for three seasons between 2002 and 2005. He was on the rosters of the [[New York Giants]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], starting in four games for the Giants in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Jeff Hatch|publisher=National Football League|url=http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=HAT079072|access-date=2010-12-19}}</ref> He played his college football at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], and was named a [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I-AA]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|last=Free|first=Bill|title=Hatch hopes to leap from Penn to NFL|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=2002-01-09|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/01/09/hatch-hopes-to-leap-from-penn-to-nfl/|access-date=2010-12-19|archive-date=2011-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224041757/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-01-09/sports/0201090004_1_harmel-jeff-hatch-courter|url-status=live}}</ref> The Giants selected Hatch during the third round of the [[2002 NFL draft]] with the 78th overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Hatch starred in two documentaries; [[ESPN]]'s ''Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL'', and [[CNN/SI]]'s, ''Goal To Go''.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Hatch is also a noted artist, having shown and sold his paintings and photographs around the country.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He has also spent time acting and doing stunt work in Hollywood, with notable roles in the [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Ryan Reynolds]] led ''[[R.I.P.D.]]'', as well as the lead role in a mid-level independent film, ''Brutal''.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

According to ''[[Politico]]'' in a July 22, 2019, article, Hatch pleaded guilty to a drug charge on July 19, 2019. He was sentenced to three years probation but has maintained his sobriety since his arrest. He now works as a recovery advocate and keynote speaker.<ref>{{cite web|title=Behind Pence's Air Force Two cancellation: A drug dealer|publisher=Politico|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/pence-air-force-two-heroin-bust-1425823|date=2019-07-22|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Giants2002DraftPicks}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:New York Giants players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Penn Quakers football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Annapolis, Maryland]]

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