During his career with Ohio State Joel Hale never made a big impact, but he was a very valuable player for the Buckeyes, playing on both sides of the ball, being a leader in the locker room, and doing whatever the team needed him to do in order to help them win.

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Sometimes intangibles are worth a lot to NFL teams, especially when they're paired with natural talent. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to find out just how valuable Hale can be, as it appears they have invited the former OSU two-way lineman to training camp:

Just doing what I'm told #GoBucs A photo posted by Joel Hale (@what_da_hale51) on Jul 28, 2016 at 10:53am PDT

Hale is listed on Tampa Bay's roster as an offensive lineman, where he played for Ohio State during the 2014 season, due to depth purposes.

For most of Hale's career, he was a defensive tackle, though, including his freshman season in 2011, where played in 9 games, recording 4 tackles.

In 2012, he played in 7 games, recording 6 tackles, and then took a step forward in 2013, playing in all 14 games for Ohio State. That year, he started 9 games, and recorded 10 tackles, mainly operating as a space eater to take up blocks from the offensive line.

In 2014, he flipped over to the offensive line, to provide depth to a roster that lost four starters from the year before. A nagging injury kept him off the field during OSU's championship season, though, and he was awarded a fifth year of eligibility, which he used last year.

In his final season for the Buckeyes, Hale flipped back to the defensive line, playing in 13 games. He finished with a career-high 12 tackles on the season, serving in a reserve role for Larry Johnson's unit.