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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. | October 10, 1980||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Passaic County Technical Institute (Wayne, New Jersey) | ||||||||||||
College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||||||
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Gerald Hayes (born October 10, 1980) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft.[1] He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Early life
[edit]Hayes played his high school football at Passaic County Technical Institute. He was high school teammates with former NFL players Marcel Shipp and Mike Adams.[2]
College career
[edit]Hayes attended the University of Pittsburgh and was an Administration of Justice Major and a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-time All-Big East Conference selection and finished his college football career with 402 total tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions.
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.35 s | 7.57 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine.[3] |
Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On April 18, 2006, he signed a one-year qualifying offer on playing his 4th season with the Cardinals.[4]
He was released by Arizona on July 28, 2011.[5]
San Diego Chargers
[edit]The San Diego Chargers signed Hayes on October 11, 2011. He was released on November 6, 2011.[6]
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 | ||
2003 | ARI | 12 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | ARI | 16 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | ARI | 14 | 14 | 93 | 79 | 14 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
2007 | ARI | 16 | 16 | 98 | 82 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | ARI | 16 | 14 | 88 | 67 | 21 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ARI | 14 | 13 | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ARI | 6 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
94 | 64 | 431 | 349 | 82 | 5.5 | 30 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 1 |
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 | ||
2008 | ARI | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Stapleton, Art. "Falcons’ Beauharnais on a whole other level", Herald News, September 29, 2006. "Paterson Catholic coach Benjie Wimberly compares him to former Passaic Tech star Gerald Hayes, an All-State linebacker and now a starter for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL."
- ^ "Gerald Hayes, Pittsburgh, ILB, 2003 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com.
- ^ One-year deal
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ NFL Transactions Report, January 5, 2011