Adam Hayward

For the English footballer, see Adam Haywood. For the fictional soap character, see Adam Heywood.

Adam Hayward

Hayward with the Washington Redskins in 2014
No. 55, 57
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1984-06-23) June 23, 1984 (age 41) 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: 6th round, 184th pick
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007–2013) Washington Redskins (2014–2015)
Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 176 Sacks: 1.0 Fumble recoveries: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference Adam Hayward (born June 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Portland State Vikings. After his professional football days, he is now a Firefighter/EMT in Florida. [1] Early life A linebacker at Marina High School, Adam was unnerved by the idea of playing the position of Safety for Colorado State University, [2] He took a year off from football at Colorado to take care of some family issues. [2] Eventually, he found his place starting as an outside linebacker for Portland State University under Tim Walsh. [2] Professional career Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hayward was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round (184th pick) of the 2007 NFL draft. [3] Washington Redskins On March 10, 2014, Hayward signed a three-year deal with the Washington Redskins. [4] He was placed on injured reserve due to a tibial plateau fracture in his right leg on November 24. [5] 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. [6] On August 22, 2015, the Redskins placed him on injured reserve for the second time in a row. [7] Hayward was released on July 22, 2016. [8] NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high 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 Wronka, Tim (February 12, 2020). "No More 'Hand-Me-Downs' for Hillsborough County Firefighters". Spectrum Bay News 9. Retrieved June 8, 2025. 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. External links Washington Redskins bio Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio Adam Hayward on Twitter This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.