Adam Hayward (born June 23, 1984) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Portland State.

Adam Hayward
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Hayward with the Washington Redskins in 2014
No. 55, 57
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1984-06-23) June 23, 1984 (age 39)
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
Total tackles:176
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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 drafted 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 edit

Legend
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Regular season edit

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
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
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Jones, Mike (March 11, 2014). "Redskins add ILB/special teams standout Adam Hayward". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Jones, Mike (November 24, 2014). "Redskins place Adam Hayward on IR, promote Steve Beauharnais". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  5. ^ Keim, John (August 21, 2015). "Redskins LB Adam Hayward tears ACL, done for the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. ^ Clarke, Liz (August 22, 2015). "Redskins place Hayward on injured reserve, freeing up roster spot". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. ^ 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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