Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Ha'Sean Treshon "Ha Ha" Clinton-Dix (born December 21, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Green Bay Packers.

Clinton-Dix was one of seven true freshmen that had playing time in 2011 for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

Alabama won the 2011 national championship as it shut out LSU 21–0.

In 2012, he tied for the SEC lead with five interceptions, and made seven tackles against Notre Dame in the 2012 championship game, one tackle less than C. J. Mosley.

Alabama again won the BCS National Championship by blowing out Notre Dame by a score of 42–14.

On October 3, 2013, Clinton-Dix was suspended indefinitely for unspecified team rules violations, being reinstated after two games.

He was a consensus selection for the 2013 All-America Team.

On December 2, 2013, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee.

He finished his junior year with 51 tackles and 2 interceptions.

As a junior in 2013, Clinton-Dix was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

He was named among the top 5 safeties by NFL Media analyst Charles Davis.

He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.

He later played for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Bears, before briefly appearing with the Las Vegas Raiders.

He is currently the Director of Player Development for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

A native of Eatonville, Florida, Clinton-Dix was nicknamed "Haha" as an infant by his grandmother in response to "Ha'Sean" often being pronounced (like "Shaun") instead of the intended (like "seen").

He prefers to go by "Haha" and has stated that both he and his coaches love the moniker.

In an interview, he explained that the true nickname is actually "Haha" (in Pascal case, no space, two capitals).

Clinton-Dix spent his freshman and sophomore years at Edgewater High School, where he played running back and was a teammate of Mike Brewster.

Before his junior year, Clinton-Dix transferred to Dr. Phillips High School, where he played alongside Dee Hart.

In addition to football, he lettered in basketball and track, participating in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relay at Edgewater.

In football, he was an All-American defensive back and kick returner at Dr. Phillips.

Named a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Clinton-Dix was ranked the No. 1 safety in his class and sixth-rated player overall.

During his senior football season, Clinton-Dix, teamed with All-American running back Hart, led Dr. Phillips to a 14–1 season.

The Panthers lost to future NFL running back Devonta Freeman and Miami Central in the Florida 6A State Championship Game, ending the season ranked #21 nationally by Rivals.com.

After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2014 NFL draft.

On January 9, 2014, it was announced that Clinton-Dix had officially decided to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2014 NFL draft.

Clinton-Dix attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

On March 12, 2014, he participated at Alabama's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills.

He also attended pre-draft visits with multiple teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Clinton-Dix was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

He was ranked as the top safety prospect in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, was ranked as the top free safety by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the second best safety by Sports Illustrated.

The Green Bay Packers selected Clinton-Dix in the first round (21st overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.

Clinton-Dix was the second safety drafted in 2014, behind Louisville safety Calvin Pryor (18th overall).

On May 29, 2014, the Packers signed Clinton-Dix to a four-year, $8.33 million contract that includes $7.55 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.38 million.

He was issued No. 21 by the Green Bay Packers, which was last worn by Charles Woodson.

Throughout training camp, Clinton-Dix competed against Micah Hyde for the job as the starting free safety.

The free safety role was left vacant after the Packers chose not to re-sign M. D. Jennings.

Head coach Mike McCarthy named Clinton-Dix the backup free safety, behind Hyde, to begin the regular season.

Clinton-Dix returned to school in 2017 to complete his degree, interning at the Green Bay Police Department.

He graduated in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.