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Nick Hayden

Retired

Dallas Cowboys · DT

Nick Hayden recorded 67 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, Carolina Panthers.

▶Best highlights

2.4

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

7

indexed seasons

67

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Nick Hayden's most significant indexed performances.

Divisional Round
2014
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 11, 2015

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2015

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2014
DETROITLIONS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 4, 2015

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2015

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2008
ARIZONACARDINALS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
JAN 10, 2009

Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 2009

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 6, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
CHICAGOBEARS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OCT 10, 2010

Chicago Bears vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2010

5 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Nick Hayden's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2015
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 4, 2015

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2015

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2009
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
DEC 6, 2009

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2015
DALLASCOWBOYS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DEC 13, 2015

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2008
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 28, 2008

Carolina Panthers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2008

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEP 8, 2013

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Sep 8, 2013

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Nick Hayden's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2010

01
CARHAYDEN—Nick Hayden
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2011–2019

02
CINHAYDEN—Nick Hayden
CINDALTON14Andy Dalton
CINGREEN18A.J. Green

Dalton and Green make winning routine

Cincinnati Bengals · Five straight playoff trips

A young core reached the postseason in each of its first five seasons together, though it could not secure the franchise's first playoff win in decades.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
DALHAYDEN—Nick Hayden
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

04
CLEHAYDEN—Nick Hayden
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons67 career games92 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: CARDraft pick: 181Jersey: 963 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 21, 2008Most recent: Jan 3, 2016

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