Cornerback Casey Hayward has been named to All-Pro teams in each of the last two seasons. If that streak continues over the next three, it’ll be in a Chargers uniform. Los Angeles and its star corner have agreed to a three-year, $36 million contract extension that includes $20 million in guaranteed money.
The #Chargers are signing standout CB Casey Hayward to a 3-year extension, source said, worth $36M. He gets $20M fully guaranteed at signing. ?? … LA taking care of its own well-deserved former free agent signing.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 11, 2018
When the Chargers open up camp Hayward will enter his seventh year in the NFL. He entered the league out of Vanderbilt as a second-round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers (62nd overall pick) in the 2012 NFL Draft. His first four years were played in Green Bay.
It was a bit of an up and down beginning, with most of the down times coming as a result of injury. However, health has been on his side and his play has made him one of the NFL’s elite cornerbacks with the Chargers.
We’ve agreed to a contract extension with ?? CB @show_case29 ??
— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) March 11, 2018
Along with Hayward, Los Angeles boasts a secondary that has a case to be considered the league’s best.
Pass breakups + interceptions by each team’s secondary in 2017! pic.twitter.com/f12uLSvxu1
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) March 11, 2018
In 2016, Casey Hayward led the entire NFL with seven interceptions. He also added 50 tackles and seven assists that season.
Those numbers dipped to four interceptions, 33 tackles, and seven assists in 2017, but those stats suggest opposing teams chose to stay away from throwing Hayward’s way more than any potential drop in production. If the extension suggests anything, it’s that the Chargers believe the 28-year-old is only getting better.
