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Adam Hayward

{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Adam Hayward

| image = Adam Hayward 2014.jpg

| caption = Hayward with the Washington Redskins in 2014

| current_team =

| number = 55, 57

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|6|23|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Westminster, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 235

| high_school = Huntington Beach (CA) Marina

| college = Portland State

| draftyear = 2007

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 184

| pastteams = * Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})

| status =

| statweek =

| statseason =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 176

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = HaywAd98

}}

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 is now a Firefighter/EMT in Florida.{{cite web | last=Wronka | first=Tim | title=No More 'Hand-Me-Downs' for Hillsborough County Firefighters | website=Spectrum Bay News 9 | date=2020-02-12 | url=https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2020/02/12/no-more--hand-me-downs--for-hillsborough-county-firefighters | access-date=2025-06-08}}

Early life

A linebacker at Marina High School, Adam was unnerved by the idea of playing the position of Safety for Colorado State University,{{citation|last=Hopkins |first=Pz |title=Where There's a Will, There's a Way: An Interview with Adam Hayward |url=http://www.pzpower.com/column/adam-hayward-where-theres-a-will |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314082116/http://www.pzpower.com/column/adam-hayward-where-theres-a-will |archivedate=March 14, 2011 }} He took a year off from football at Colorado to take care of some family issues. Eventually, he found his place starting as an outside linebacker for Portland State University under Tim Walsh.

Professional career

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

Hayward was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (184th pick) of the 2007 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2007 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

=Washington Redskins=

On March 10, 2014, Hayward signed a three-year deal with the Washington Redskins.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/03/11/redskins-add-ilbspecial-teams-standout-adam-hayward/|title=Redskins add ILB/special teams standout Adam Hayward|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=March 11, 2014|accessdate=March 11, 2014}} He was placed on injured reserve due to a tibial plateau fracture in his right leg on November 24.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/11/24/redskins-place-adam-hayward-on-ir-promote-steve-beauharnais/|title=Redskins place Adam Hayward on IR, promote Steve Beauharnais|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=November 24, 2014|accessdate=December 2, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|work=ESPN.com|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/washington-commanders/post/_/id/19164/redskins-lb-adam-hayward-tears-acl-done-for-the-season|title=Redskins LB Adam Hayward tears ACL, done for the season|first=John|last=Keim|date=August 21, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015}} On August 22, 2015, the Redskins placed him on injured reserve for the second time in a row.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/football-insider/wp/2015/08/22/redskins-place-hayward-on-injured-reserve-freeing-up-roster-spot/|title=Redskins place Hayward on injured reserve, freeing up roster spot|first=Liz|last=Clarke|date=August 22, 2015|accessdate=August 23, 2015}}

Hayward was released on July 22, 2016.{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Release-Linebacker-Adam-Hayward/5c9abf6f-3298-497a-8879-e11a8673cf9f|title=Redskins Release Linebacker Adam Hayward|first=Stephen|last=Czarda|date=July 22, 2016|accessdate=July 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723161819/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Redskins-Release-Linebacker-Adam-Hayward/5c9abf6f-3298-497a-8879-e11a8673cf9f|archive-date=July 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007TAM

| 12 || 0 || 15 || 12 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2008TAM

| 16 || 0 || 13 || 11 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2009TAM

| 15 || 1 || 23 || 19 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2010TAM

| 16 || 3 || 29 || 22 || 7 || 1.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0

2011TAM

| 16 || 2 || 33 || 29 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2012TAM

| 16 || 5 || 24 || 18 || 6 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2013TAM

| 16 || 2 || 26 || 19 || 7 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2014WAS

| 11 || 0 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|11813176139371.07000050200

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2007TAM

| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|100000.00000000000

References

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External links

{{Commons}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140313080400/http://www.redskins.com/team/roster/Adam-Hayward/b73c931e-7146-4833-a73a-46ca9c4a385d Washington Redskins bio]
  • [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/roster/adam-hayward/b68efce1-c2fb-4082-acbf-ea8ff778120b/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
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Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football linebackers

Category:Portland State Vikings football players

Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players

Category:Washington Redskins players

Category:Players of American football from Orange County, California

Category:Sportspeople from Westminster, California