{"id":39651,"date":"2018-03-11T21:29:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T01:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=39651"},"modified":"2018-03-11T21:29:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T01:29:18","slug":"casey-hayward-extension-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/03\/11\/casey-hayward-extension-chargers\/","title":{"rendered":"Casey Hayward Signs Three-Year Extension With Los Angeles Chargers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HaywCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Casey Hayward<\/a><\/strong> has signed a three-year extension with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/972960061810266113\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Ian Rapoport<\/a>. The extension is worth $36 million with $20\u00a0million\u00a0of it guaranteed. Hayward has\u00a0been with the Chargers two seasons and has been to the Pro Bowl both years, and a second-team All-Pro\u00a0both seasons as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chargers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Chargers<\/a> are signing standout CB Casey Hayward to a 3-year extension, source said, worth $36M. He gets $20M fully guaranteed at signing. \ud83d\udcb0\ud83d\udcb0 &#8230; LA taking care of its own well-deserved former free agent signing.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/972960061810266113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Casey\u00a0Hayward\u00a0Signs Three-Year Extension With Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Hayward was drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> back in 2012 in the second round at number 62 overall.\u00a0He\u00a0remained there through 2015. During that time, he grabbed nine interceptions \u2013 six of them in his rookie year.\u00a0He also had 65 tackles in 2015, which remains a career high for him (despite having no interceptions that year).<\/p>\n<p>Hayward was eventually signed by the Chargers (then still in San Diego)\u00a0in 2016\u00a0and immediately started paying dividends for them. Despite the team&#8217;s struggles that year, he led the league in interceptions with seven including one returned for a touchdown.\u00a0He was named to his first Pro Bowl that\u00a0season\u00a0and\u00a0racked up a Second-Team All-Pro achievement as well.<\/p>\n<p>His 2017 season was just as good. Despite having fewer\u00a0interceptions with four on the year, he had 22 pass breakups, a career high.\u00a0Hayward\u00a0went to the Pro Bowl and made Second-Team All-Pro for the second straight year. He led a Chargers pass defense that ended up being <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/statistics\/team\/_\/stat\/passing\/position\/defense\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third best in the league<\/a>. Pro Football Focus gave him a grade of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.profootballfocus.com\/nfl\/players\/casey-hayward\/7064\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">96.4<\/a>, which was best in the league among all qualifying cornerbacks. He has also not missed a single game since coming to Los Angeles. In his career overall, Hayward has racked up 266 tackles, 77 pass deflections, and 20 interceptions (11 of them in the last two seasons alone).<\/p>\n<p>This is a big move\u00a0for the Chargers, who are clearly trying to keep the good thing they have going with their secondary. Keeping Hayward there will give them a good chance to have a repeat performance as a top ten pass defense team. Hayward has quietly established himself as one of the better cornerbacks in the league over the last two years. With him remaining a Charger, the team\u00a0looks to remain the\u00a0beneficiary of his strong play.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"QLV7mknvTxJhSeo7RanOmA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/876372198\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QLV7mknvTxJhSeo7RanOmA',sig:'9_ceqJZGHORgo3QWicNWY5z14EpaH4jropPePmF2lY4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'876372198',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cornerback Casey Hayward has signed a three-year extension worth $36 million with the Los Angeles Chargers. 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