It didn’t attract much notice, but Washington signed CB D.J. Hayden to a future contract this week.
If Hayden’s name rings a bell, it could be because he was a late-season addition to Washington’s practice squad last season, or it could be because he was the 12th overall player selected in the 2013 draft, going to the then-Oakland Raiders.
His career to date comprises 92 NFL games with 41 career starts and over 4,500 regular season snaps. Hayden has played both boundary corner and slot corner in his career, depending on circumstances.
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Snap Count totals per PFF
Early in his career, he played primarily as a boundary corner, but in his 4th season with the Raiders he moved to the slot.