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He didn’t play for the Minnesota Vikings for very lengthy, however cornerback Tae Hayes is becoming a member of the Carolina Panthers, based on Mike Kaye of Professional Soccer Community.
Like ex-Vikings quarterback Kyle Sloter, Hayes used the USFL as a springboard for an NFL return. Sloter joined the Jacksonville Jaguars, a former group of Hayes, about two weeks in the past.
The Vikings signed Hayes within the 2020 season when cornerback depth was missing. He performed in a single common season sport for the group, a 37-35 victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2020 season. Mike Zimmer’s teaching employees used Hayes as a particular teamer.
Hayes’ resume up to now is topsy-turvy, spending time with six NFL groups (together with the Panthers) in on-again-off-again vogue:
He began his skilled profession as an undrafted free agent with the Jaguars however solely performed one sport with the franchise. After that, the NFL-team musical chairs started.
In three seasons, Hayes has performed in six profession video games, logging 10 complete tackles, two passes defended, and a fumble restoration.
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<p>In Carolina, Hayes will be part of former Vikings personnel Pat Elflein (C), Xavier Woods (S), and Brandon Zylstra (WR). He faces an uphill climb to make the Panthers 53-man roster, which will probably be introduced on the finish of the month. </p>
<p>Hayes, 24, was teammates with former Vikings linebacker DeMarquis Gates on the USFL’s Birmingham Stallions. The Stallions gained the league’s championship in July. </p>
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Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his each day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs each Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates again to 1996. Listed responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doorways (the band).
