Casey Hayward to Chargers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

March 13, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

Versatile cornerback Casey Hayward will be spending the prime of his career with a new team after four seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
The San Diego Chargers announced a deal with Hayward after Rand Getlin of NFL Network first reported Sunday that Hayward had agreed to terms, depriving the Packers of one of their premium assets in the defensive backfield.
Getlin reported the deal is for three years and $15.3 million.
Green Bay had somewhat of a surplus at the cornerback spot and could afford to let a gifted 26-year-old like Hayward go. The Packers drafted Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins in the first two rounds of the 2015 NFL draft.
Randall converted from safety to corner and was phenomenal as a rookie, while Rollins flashed nicely despite still being so raw, having just made the transition to the gridiron from basketball the year before as a senior at Miami (Ohio).
Although that made Hayward expendable, Green Bay defensive coordin...

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