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Position: | Wide receiver Kickoff returner Punt returner | ||||||
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Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | January 1, 1973||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Michigan | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1996 / round: 5 / pick: 136 | ||||||
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Mercury Wayne Hayes (born January 1, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver, kickoff returner, and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons,[1] and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Montreal Alouettes.[2] Prior to his professional football experience he was a University of Michigan Wolverines football star. He was selected with the 136th overall pick in the 5th round of the 1996 National Football League draft.[3]
Although he had a modest professional career, he was involved in many of the University of Michigan's most memorable football moments. He is notable for his game-winning catch in the 1995 Pigskin Classic against the University of Virginia. Hayes also once held the Michigan record for consecutive games with a reception (30).[4] Hayes was a member of the 1992 Big Ten Champions who won the 1993 Rose Bowl.[5] He had attended Booker T. Washington High School in Houston, Texas.[6]