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Gerald Hayes

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Los Angeles Chargers · LB

Gerald Hayes recorded 90 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, ARZ, Arizona Cardinals.

▶Best highlights

4.1

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

90

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Gerald Hayes's most significant indexed performances.

PITTSBURGHSTEELERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 30, 2007

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Conference Championship

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

ARIZONACARDINALS

Philadelphia Eagles vs Arizona Cardinals

Conference Championship · Jan 18, 2009

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

ARIZONACARDINALS

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

ARIZONACARDINALS

San Francisco 49ers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2007

10 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gerald Hayes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

ARIZONACARDINALS

WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS

Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Sep 21, 2008

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

ARIZONACARDINALS

SAN FRANCISCO49ERS

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2008

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

ARIZONACARDINALS

Atlanta Falcons vs Arizona Cardinals

Wild Card · Jan 3, 2009

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

ARIZONACARDINALS

St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 7, 2008

10 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Divisional Round

ARIZONACARDINALS

CAROLINAPANTHERS

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2009

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gerald Hayes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2003

Aeneas Williams

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

Larry Fitzgerald

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons90 career games290 career solo tackles8 career sacksDrafted by: ARZDraft pick: 70Jersey: 965 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 21, 2003Most recent: Dec 5, 2010

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history