Ex-FSU, NFL linebacker Geno Hayes dies at 33 April 27, 2021 at 8:50 AM EDT - Updated April 27 at 2:46 PM
Former Florida State and NFL linebacker Geno Hayes died of liver disease Monday, his former coach
Frankie Carroll, who coached Hayes in high school, told the newspaper he was informed of his former player s death by Hayes family.
Hayes was a standout for the Seminoles under legendary former coach Bobby Bowden from 2005-07. He was named first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference after a junior season in which he recorded 80 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and five sacks before leaving school early for the NFL Draft. Colorado fullback Samson Jagoras is tackled, after pulling in a screen pass, by Florida State linebacker Geno Hayes in the first quarter of a game Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Boulder, Colo., on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007.