After leaving, Hazelton noted "USC is a great place. It's filled up with athletes. If somebody's not 100 percent they've got to pass them up. I would have done the same thing if I was the coaches at USC." Although Hazelton was from New York, he lived most recently with his grandfather in Georgia. By mid-January, Hazelton was leaning towards Cincinnati. Professional career Cincinnati Bengals After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Hazelton was signed by the San Diego Chargers on July 26, 2011. He was waived by San Diego on August 30. He later signed with the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on December 27, 2011. He was waived by the Cincinnati Bengals on August 31, 2012. Tennessee Titans Hazelton signed with the Tennessee Titans practice squad September 3, 2012. New York Jets The New York Jets signed Hazelton to a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2013. He was waived on August 7, 2013 after suffering an undisclosed leg injury. Hazelton was placed on the team's injured reserve list on August 8, 2013. Toronto Argonauts Hazelton signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. In his first year in the CFL Hazelton played in 16 games for the Argos, and was suspended by the team for one game for accumulating too many objectionable conduct penalties. Hazelton contributed 70 pass receptions for 803 yards with 6 touchdowns in his rookie season. He was named the runner up for the CFL Rookie of the Year award for 2015, being edged out but wide receiver Derel Walker. Hazleton began the 2016 CFL season as one of the Argo's primary wide receivers, and was the first Argonaut to score a touchdown at their new home stadium BMO Field. Hazleton played in 8 of the Argos first 14 games, missing 6 due to injury. Following a Week 15 loss the Argos front office decided to release four of their wide receivers on the same day including Vidal Hazelton. Reports out of the locker room suggest the four wide receivers were not committed to the Argos and had been a source of division in the locker room for some time. In 8 games for the Argos Hazleton caught 27 passes for 361 yards with 3 touchdowns. Edmonton Eskimos Hazleton signed with the Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) on October 18, 2016. He did not make an appearance for the Eskimos