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Casey Hayward Jr. has decided to pack his bags and follow his defensive coordinator nearly 300 miles northeast to the desert.
After months of speculation of what players would fit Gus Bradley's new defensive scheme, the Silver and Black officially inked Hayward in the Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on Tuesday afternoon. The signing is a nice cherry on top for the Raiders' free-agent class after spending this offseason bolstering the defense with veterans Yannick Ngakoue, Solomon Thomas and Rasul Douglas.
For Hayward, it was as much about rejoining Gus Bradley, a coach Hayward affectionately calls "my guy," as it was about having an opportunity to serve as a leader to the Raiders' young secondary.