American football player (born 1984)
American football player
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 . After his professional football days, he's now a Firefighter/Medic in Florida.
Early life
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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hayward was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (184th pick) of the 2007 NFL draft .[ 2]
Washington Redskins
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
Regular season
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
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
^ 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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