Eugene Antonio Hayes was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
12 Facts About Geno Hayes
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Geno Hayes played for the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL.
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Geno Hayes earned All-America first-team honors from Parade Magazine, and second-team USA Today All-America honors.
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Geno Hayes committed to FSU on February 2,2005, and was the seventh-highest graded recruit of the Seminoles' 2005 recruiting class, and the second-highest linebacker behind Derek Nicholson.
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Geno Hayes had three tackles in the Orange Bowl loss to Penn State.
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Geno Hayes only missed three games because of a knee injury suffered in the Seminoles' victory over Duke.
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Geno Hayes ranked fifth on the team in tackles with a career-high 59 stops despite missing three full games and most of the game against Duke when he suffered two sprained ligaments in his right knee while making a tackle in the first quarter.
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Geno Hayes ranked third on the team with a career-high 12.0 tackles for minus yardage, behind Lawrence Timmons and Everette Brown.
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Geno Hayes was drafted in the sixth round in 2008.
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Geno Hayes signed with the Chicago Bears to a one-year deal on April 19,2012.
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Geno Hayes signed a two-year, $2 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 13,2013.
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Geno Hayes is survived by his wife Shevelle, his son Gemarri, and his daughter Skylar.