CARDS: Pro Set 1989, Topps Stadium Club 1992, Topps XFL 2020
ACQUIRED: TTM 2024, C/o Home
SENT: 4/20 RECEIVED: 5/1 (11 Days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Jonathan Hayes played TE for Iowa from 1982-’84.
• He caught 50 passes for 602 yards and 5 TDs for the Hawkeyes.
• Second round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in 1985.
• A formidable blocker he caught 22 passes in 1988, and then a career high 24 in 1993.
• Signed with the Steelers in 1994 and finished out his playing career there after the 1996 season.
• Joined Bob Stoops coaching staff in Oklahoma during 1999 as a TE/ Special Teams coach.
• In 2003, took over the TE coaching duties for the Cincinnati Bengals.
• He’d become a mainstay on the Bengals staff, serving in his duties through the 2018 season.
• Jonathan got his first head coaching and GM gig with the XFL in 2020.
• He’d guide the St. Louis Battle Hawks to a 3-2 record, before the league was shut down by COVID.
• When the XFL returned in 2023, Jonathan was lured back to be offensive coordinator by his old coach… Bob Stoops and the Renegades.
• After winning the XFL Championship he opted to return to Ohio and is currently an Athletic Director at the HS level.

NOTES:

I’m pretty sure that Jonathan walked right past me after the XFL Championship Game and I didn’t initially recognize him. Later I took a shot on Jonathan TTM, and it paid off, as not only did he sign my cards, he also drew up a play for me!

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
153	1718	11.2	7	49