Michael Haynes (wide receiver)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Michael Haynes
| number = 81, 82
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|24}}
| birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 184
| high_school = Joseph S. Clark
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
| college = Northern Arizona
| draftyear = 1988
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 166
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1988|1993}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1994|1996}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1997}})
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 428
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 6,588
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 47
| pfr = HaynMi00
}}
Michael David Haynes (born December 24, 1965) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL draft. He played college football at Northern Arizona after attending Eastern Arizona College. Haynes also played for the New Orleans Saints.
Professional career
The Atlanta Falcons selected Haynes in the seventh round (166th overall) of the 1988 NFL draft. Haynes was the 16th wide receiver drafted in 1988.{{Cite web |title=1988 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
On September 11, 1988, Haynes made his professional regular season debut and made his first reception on a 12-yard pass by Chris Miller as the Falcons lost 29-21 against the New Orleans Saints.{{cite web |title=New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - September 11th, 1988 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198809110atl.htm |access-date=April 6, 2020 |website=pro-football-reference.com}} On October 30, 1988, Haynes made his first career touchdown reception on a 19-yard pass by Chris Miller during the second quarter of a 27-24 victory at the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 9. He finished the game with two receptions for 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns receptions.{{cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles - October 30th, 1988 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198810300phi.htm |access-date=April 6, 2020 |website=pro-football-reference.com}} He finished his rookie season in 1988 with 13 receptions for 232 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions in 15 games.{{cite web |title=NFL Player stats: Michael Haynes (1988) |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/michaelhaynes/2501102/gamelogs?season=1988 |access-date=April 6, 2020 |website=NFL.com}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Receiving | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1988 | ATL
| 15 || 6 || 13 || 232 || 17.8 || 49 || 4 | ||||||
| 1989 | ATL
| 13 || 11 || 40 || 681 || 17.0 || 72 || 4 | ||||||
| 1990 | ATL
| 13 || 10 || 31 || 445 || 14.4 || 60 || 0 | ||||||
| 1991 | ATL
| 16 || 16 || 50 || 1,122 || style="background:#cfecec;"|22.4 || 80 || 11 | ||||||
| 1992 | ATL
| 14 || 14 || 48 || 808 || 16.8 || style="background:#cfecec;"|89 || 10 | ||||||
| 1993 | ATL
| 16 || 16 || 72 || 778 || 10.8 || style="background:#cfecec;"|98 || 4 | ||||||
| 1994 | NO
| 16 || 16 || 77 || 985 || 12.8 || 78 || 5 | ||||||
| 1995 | NO
| 16 || 15 || 41 || 597 || 14.6 || 48 || 4 | ||||||
| 1996 | NO
| 16 || 10 || 44 || 786 || 17.9 || 51 || 4 | ||||||
| 1997 | ATL
| 12 || 0 || 12 || 154 || 12.8 || 24 || 1 | ||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaynMi00.htm Career] | 147 | 114 | 428 | 6,588 | 15.4 | 98 | 47 |
References
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Category:New Orleans Saints players