Adam Hayward
 Hayward with the Washington Redskins in 2014 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | June 23, 1984 Westminster, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Huntington Beach (CA) Marina | ||||||||
| College: | Portland State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 6 / pick: 184 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Adam Hayward (born June 23, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Portland State.
Early life
[edit]A linebacker at Marina High School, Adam was unnerved by the idea of playing the position of Safety for Colorado State University,[1] He took a year off from football at Colorado to take care of some family issues.[1] Eventually, he found his place starting as an outside linebacker for Portland State University under Tim Walsh.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Hayward was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (184th pick) of the 2007 NFL draft.[2]
Washington Redskins
[edit]On March 10, 2014, Hayward signed a three-year deal with the Washington Redskins.[3] He was placed on injured reserve due to a tibial plateau fracture in his right leg on November 24.[4] He suffered the fracture after jumping to catch the ball during a punt in the Week 12 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Hayward tore one of his ACLs in the second 2015 preseason games against the Detroit Lions.[5] On August 22, 2015, the Redskins placed him on injured reserve for the second time in a row.[6]
Hayward was released on July 22, 2016.[7]
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2007 | TAM | 12 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TAM | 16 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | TAM | 15 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | TAM | 16 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | TAM | 16 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | TAM | 16 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | TAM | 16 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | WAS | 11 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | 13 | 176 | 139 | 37 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2007 | TAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hopkins, Pz, Where There's a Will, There's a Way: An Interview with Adam Hayward, archived from the original on March 14, 2011
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Mike (March 11, 2014). "Redskins add ILB/special teams standout Adam Hayward". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike (November 24, 2014). "Redskins place Adam Hayward on IR, promote Steve Beauharnais". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ Keim, John (August 21, 2015). "Redskins LB Adam Hayward tears ACL, done for the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- ^ Clarke, Liz (August 22, 2015). "Redskins place Hayward on injured reserve, freeing up roster spot". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (July 22, 2016). "Redskins Release Linebacker Adam Hayward". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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