Brown became so adept at wielding his heavily weighted hands that he developed a pass-blocking technique that involved taking two steps back before driving his fists into a pass-rusher's chest. Id like them all here. All rights reserved. In 1980, Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes set a modern-day record with 13 interceptions in a season. But it is far from the only way.
Hayes smeared a half a jar (about nine ounces) on his body each game, the honey-like goo dripped from his forearms, hands and uniform. 2022 by the Las Vegas Raiders. They are widely reckoned as being the prototypes for a generation of speedy and physical cornerbacks.[6]. Would you lead them more intentionally?
But if I had been born in 1985 instead of 1955, everything wouldve been different.
The Raiders self-policing has carried over to training camp, where nothing is being swept under the rug. I wouldve been one of those defensive backs you see chasing receivers every Sunday on SportsCenter. I have no question about that.. 2022 ABG-SI LLC.
@ WHAT Dd YOU FaNCY? grocery store in Ohio gives free fruit to kids 12 and under, As an alternative to junk food, the "Fresh Fruit 4 Kids" stand offers 41 piece of fruit for each child to eat while their parents are shopping. Ive got (agent) Randy Hendricks working on that right now. The Vikings' noses told them something was up. But thats part of the game. . It was a strong medicine smell, a vicious smell.". I also liked it because it made me look clean. I didn't use it because I like a little moisture on my fingers. I know he had to have something in there.".
"Then he goes to snap the ball and snaps it over the holder's head. The buzz in Henderson has been palpable since the Raiders plucked Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler from New England and paid the price to reel in Davante Adams and Chandler Jones. He had it everywhere. "There was a guard named Doug Wilkerson," Hamptonsays of the former Charger. Hayes took the latest news like Lester Hayes. 'ONE 161: Moraes vs. Johnson II' streams live in North American primetime on Friday, Aug. 26. He was known as one of the greatest shutdown cornerbacks in NFL history. "It made it very difficult to grab my jersey. Hampton had an idea. It wasn't a legal move by any means -- Hayes drew his share of 5-yard penalties -- but he could live with minor yellow flags if it meant distracting a receiver. MN AGE YEARS OF IN SOh HE MESt OF PHEE GN ES VIN MIE STO IN. es MY LEGACY IS BEING QUESTIONED BECAUSE Ab DECREASE IN AIR PREASURE FOR ONE HALF OF A BLOWOUT GAME HIS LEGACY IS TARNISHED. I think it was a pretty common practice.". Its all business. By continuing to browse or by clicking I Accept Cookies you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device and consent to the disclosure of your personal information to our third party service providers or advertising partners to optimize your experience, analyze traffic and personalize content.
Whether you call it breaking the rules, bending the rules or just getting creative with the rules, cheating has always been a part of the NFL and always will be. Lester Craig Hayes (born January 22, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). However, instead of just applying a small amount to his hands, he began to slather it all over his arms and even his uniform, drawing more and more attention to it. .
Follow @MylesASimmons on Twitter. "We played in a bump-and-run defensive technique," he says.
Whatever the strategy, it certainly worked. The banishment of Stickum after the 1980 season really had an impact on Hayes. Judge used it as a weapon.". Linebacker Denzel Perryman said he plans to let his agent focus on getting him a new contract and keep his attention on preparing for his second season with the Raiders. Take a look at photos as players and coaches hit the field for Tuesday's offseason program.
Im thankful I played during the 1970s and 1980s because I was part of some great Raiders teams, he said. Would you eliminate distractions? We just have four., Wilson is a peculiar loss, even in a mini-camp, since hes thought to the No. As much notoriety as Hayes gained for his tactics, he wasn't the only Raider with a decent number of tricks.
With quarterback Marc Wilson, that makes four players out of camp. Stories about foreign substances are part of the game's lore. He was a big, strong fella. And the adhesive helped Hayes in other ways too. THEY'VE SURROUNDED ME THOSE POOR BASTARDS, fact that government would even consider repealing the Second Amendment is the very reason for which it was written. Top-secret stuff.". Today's gloves are so effective, in fact, that some suspect many of the spectacular catches we have seen in recent years (cough, Odell Beckham Jr., cough) would not have happened without them.
The Raiders played so much bump-and-run coverage that Hayes needed to ensure he could keep his hands on opposing receivers and disrupt their pass routes. Take a look at photos from the Silver and Black's visit to Gene Ward Elementary School in Las Vegas. This is Part 1 in a Bleacher Report series on how NFL players and teams seek out some advantage, any advantage, over their competition. "It's spray stickum, basically.
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For a while, everybody on our defense started doing it, but then it wasn't long before the opposition was sending the officials after us before the game and at halftime to check our jerseys.". But the fine was for concealing the towelsnot using them.
"I thought," said Hayes recently, "that Fred had put axle grease in my hands.". Exclusive photos as coaches and players wrap up another week of their offseason program in Alameda. That was very important.". If one door closes and another one opens, seek help. The NFL Competition Committee has discussed legislating gloves for several years, according to chairman Rich McKay. "But they still turned out to be pretty good weapons for him.". My forte is knowledge procurement.
In 1980, Lester Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions.
In 1980, Hayes led the NFL with 13 interceptions, tied for second most with Dan Sandifer, who had set it in 1948, and behind Dick "Night Train" Lane with 14 in 1952, and was named AP Defensive Player of the Year[3] and the NEA Defensive Player of the Year. Dan Pompei covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. I'll definitely be dining here again. Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski says the product has other beneficial uses. The most colorful Raider remaining in the silver and black kingdom he invented, passed officially from the scene Monday when Lester Hayes cleared procedural waivers. But Hayes fell off in the 85 and 86 seasons. Davis created so much paranoia among his opponents that former New York Jets head coach Weeb Ewbank once suspected a helicopter flying over his practice field was a master attempt at spying by the Raiders owner. "(Becoming a free agent) is stupendous. Former running back Tiki Barber says trainers used a thick, very sticky double-sided tape on his jersey so it would stick to his pads. But the Lester Hayes Rule did not prevent players from using stickum.
Remember to take care of yourself. No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written permission of the Las Vegas Raiders. He doesnt have any Bogarters left. He was a Pro Bowl selection for five straight seasons, starting in 1980. Im healthy again. Before that moment, he was just a former college linebacker hoping to become a serviceable NFL defensive back. Hell need me to go out and Bogart those receivers in the AFC West. It was a National Football League secret. A big Star Wars fan, during pregame interviews for Super Bowl XVIII he declared himself the "only true Jedi" in the NFL.
Raiders tight end Foster Moreau and his father arent bothered by three years of their last name being pronounced differently by the public than in their home. Hayes and Haynes gave the Raiders the luxury of having two shutdown corners. The Raiders led the NFL in net ticket revenue generated in the 2021 NFL season, the first with fans allowed in Allegiant Stadium. "They are stickier than anything.". He played 10 seasons with the Raiders between Oakland and Los Angeles, also winning the Super Bowl in the 1983 season. The year is 1980. I thank God Ive been one of the best defensive backs in the league the last 10 years, plus knowledge procurement right now is at a minimum. "I'm thankful I played during the 1970s and 1980s because I was part of some great Raiders teams," Hayes said. He said hell be ready by training camp in July. The stadium formerly known as Heinz Field was renamed earlier this month.
But since the turn of the century, no NFL player has registered more than 10 interceptions in a season. Drafted as a linebacker from Texas A&M; in the fifth round in 1977, Hayes became a starting cornerback as a rookie. Take a look back at photos from this past weekend when linebacker Bruce Irvin received his diploma from West Virginia University. .
"The sole focus of our team was to win consistently," said Hayes, who helped the Raiders win Super Bowls XV and XVIII. [4] His best performance was probably in Super Bowl XVIII. Jeffri Chadiha is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
I believe you. Raiders owner Mark Davis will officially present the late Cliff Branch into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "I would die for my child". But even Hayes admitted in the 2007 ESPN interview that he benefited tremendously from using Stickum. Source: Cards, Murray agree to $230.5M deal, Sources: Browns signing QB Rosen to 1-year deal, Pats shun coordinator titles for offense, defense, Dawgs, Smart reach new 10-year, $112.5M deal, Barkley ready for blowback amid LIV interest, Pitt's Narduzzi defends ACC vs. Big Ten, SEC, Fisher: 'No ill will' toward Saban after earlier feud.
"They were driving for a field goal into the half," Millen, a former linebacker, says.
All Rights Reserved. Opposing teams understood the Raiders' attitude toward competition -- "When they came to town, they acted like they wanted to burn the whole village down," said Chiefs coach Herm Edwards -- and it wasn't just the defensive players who had a knack for gaining an edge. He first played defensive end as a freshman and then linebacker and safety as a sophomore. I would've been one of those defensive backs you see chasing receivers every Sunday on 'SportsCenter.'
The impetus to outlaw stickum came from complaints by offensive players, especially quarterbacks who found it difficult to pass and handle a tacky football. (AP Photo/D. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari.
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"[Linebacker] Ted Hendricks and I were standing there right on the ball. Former coach Tom Flores asked him to retire before last season, but Hayes said he had an injured toe and spent the season on injured reserve. The Raider offense is finally moving into the IBM age and I wont be a part of (the team). As Durant tries to get out of Brooklyn, Golden State general manager Bob Myers assesses his roster: I like our team.. [1] He had a distinct stance, crouching very low when facing the opposing wide receiver.
Real women Dont care how much money a man may have ALL SHE WANT IS TO FEEL LOVED cuz money can't buy that. Most foreign substances used by NFL players involve enhancing their own ability to grab or diminishing an opponent's ability to grab. I can help someone be victorious.
But there was a time in which a half-dozen picks wouldnt have registered on the leaderboard at all. Shanahan has decreed that the Raiders can no longer sit on their helmets on the sidelines during practice, which is the rule on most NFL teams but never has been here. Take a look at exclusive photos from the annual Fred Biletnikoff Golf Tournament in Pleasanton, CA. The reason? "Judge goes to the sideline, gets a big glob of stickum and puts it on his sock. [9], Professional Football Researchers Association, "Today in Aggie History: Football great Lester Hayes was born", "Lester Hayes picks off defensive player award", "Before Revis and Cromartie there was Haynes and Hayes", "History of the NFL in 95 Objects: Stickum", "Notorious image sticks with these Raiders", Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lester_Hayes&oldid=1078931407, African-American players of American football, Players of American football from Houston, 20th-century African-American sportspeople, National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, NFL player missing current team parameter, Infobox NFL biography articles with old NFL.com URL, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 March 2022, at 02:42. Raiders report: Common mispronunciation cleared up, Graney: Grand expectations for Raiders day-to-day process, Raiders owner to serve as Cliff Branchs Hall of Fame presenter, Raiders put 3 starters on injured list to start camp, Raiders tops in 2021 NFL ticket revenue, report says. EDITORS NOTE: This is part of an occasional series on the history of the Raiders. LOPENLY ABNIT TO USING STICKUM T@ GAIN AN ADWATANGE CATCHING A FOOTBALL IBRIBED GAME 4.
Dick Night Train Lane still holds the record with 14 in 1952.
In 2012, the Chargers were fined $20,000 after using Gorilla Gold's sticky towels on their sideline. Some foreign substances have unintended benefits. Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma), Oakland Raiders back Lester Hayes deflects a pass intended for Pittsburg Steelers wide receiver Lynn Swann, left, from a pass from Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw during the first quarter of action on Monday, Dec. 7, 1981 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Don Mosebar, who underwent back surgery in April, is in camp but not dressing. "I don't know if it was chalk or baby powder, but it's been years since I saw a guy use it," he says. You'd only have to die once. The sole focus of our team was to win consistently, Hayes told ESPN in 2007. Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, for example, admitted during a 2015ESPNinterview tousing stickum in a career that began in 1985 and said "all players did it".
Cleveland Browns quarterback Josh McCown has observed fellow quarterbacks using powders to keep their hands dry. In 1980, Lester Hayes led the NFL with 13 INTs. A five-time Pro Bowler from 1980 to 1984, Hayes became famous for taking the use of Stickum a gooey, brown substance that helped receivers get the ball to stick to their hands to an extreme.
"It helps guys who sweat a lot. Of course, defensive linemen had to come up with a countermove. Lester Hayes uses stickum & is every QBs nightmare.
"Clear stickum, from a can," Hayes remembers. Although several Raiders skill players used Stickum -- including Biletnikoff and running back Mark van Eeghen -- Hayes made his name with the stuff. Lester Hayes noticed the lanky, veteran receiver with the shaggy hair strolling toward him, but he couldn't figure out what Fred Biletnikoff wanted. Quarterbacks like Montana enjoyed better pass protection from slippery linemen, but they didn't enjoy it when the silicone made balls more slippery. He looks at Judge Hayes, veins popping out of his head, screaming. Im just kind of saddened. "Necessity is the mother of invention. No other individual with the Oakland Raider mentality.
He was approached on the sidelines by the team's star wide receiver. [Oilers center] Carl Mauck came walking up to the line, grabbed the ball and got stickum all over his hands. He was loaded.
"He had so much of that stuff on that he smelled like holy hell. Despite setting a Raiders record with 39 career interceptions in his 10-year career, he said he became "a mere mortal" after the league outlawed the substance (and cited him as a major reason for the rule). They also appreciated Hayes' tenacity.
It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. Ross Cameron), Oakland Raiders quarterback Lester Hayes is shown holding up the victory sign during practice Wednesday, Jan 8, 1981 at the Raiders training camp in Oakland. If you dont think that will get his players attention, you dont know your silver and black. Fred Biletnikoff wiped something off his ankle and smeared it on Hayes' fingers. Stickum became part of a mystiqueand a psychological tool as well as a physical one. Thats one way to explain why some players smeared their bodies with dark yellow substance before games. I will be playing zone defense into the 1990s.
He later reappears as Space Spider Man, a commander of the Space Shocker organization, and a major antagonist in the film Kamen Rider x Super Sentai x Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z. FullName -Spider Man Snidar-Man? Exclusive photos from Thursday's offseason program at Raiders HQ. When stickum was banned in 1981, they called it the Lester Hayes Rule. "It was banned after Super Bowl XV, but players still used it," Hayes says. His departure was long expected. "I discovered the stickum could help me prolong the bump a second longer.
It was tremendous stuff..
Millen says the gloves probably are stickier than stickum. Oakland's players learned about Stickum because former equipment manager Dick Romanski introduced them to it in the mid-1970s. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. So it worked. Its auspicious. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC.
Hayes recorded 25 interceptions from 1977 to 1980, including his franchise-record 13 in 1980. See the entire series here. "The object of such a standard wouldn't be to make it harder on the receiver; but the traditional skill of catching the ball has to be considered as gloves continue to evolve.". The team put the 33-year-old Hayes on the list, without announcement, 10 days ago, to see if there was any interest in him. In his final six seasons, Hayes never tallied more than four interceptions. In 1981, the NFL banned "slippery substances on the body, equipment or uniform of any player" and later instituted a procedure in which linemen were checked for the substances before the start of the game and at halftime. "Try that, rookie," Biletnikoff said before walking away and leaving Hayes confounded. Today's gloves are so effective, in fact, that some suspect many of the spectacular catches we have seen in recent years (cough. "Since I had a back pad, all my shoulder pads and my back pad would be covered with this double-sided tape, so any part of the jersey touching it would not come off," says Barber, who now co-hosts Tikiand Tierney on CBS Sports Radio. Exclusive photos of players and coaches as they hit the practice field for Tuesday's offseason program. I had no idea, he said. Al Davis was famous for his catchphrase, Just win, baby, though some Raiders of the 70s and 80s might have taken the owner's words a bit too literally. I feel better than I ever have, he said. San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Mark Kaboly last year that his offensive linemen sprayed themselves with silicone so opponents could not easily grasp their torsos.
William DeBurgh. "I wore gloves," he says. 1 quarterback and Shanahan is installing a new system. Wilson, Haynes and Millen are all clients of Howard Slusher. Answer hinges on replacing Davante Adams, David Bakhtiari's return, Why a half-dozen rivals campaigned 49ers' Bryant Young into the Hall of Fame, Transfer Talk: Barcelona want to convince De Jong, Depay to find new clubs, Why free agents no longer have much power in the transfer market, USWNT ready to win the World Cup? Of playing with Stickum, Hayes said this to the Houston Chronicle in 2004: I could catch a football behind my back on one knee. He actually liked to intimidate receivers by striking them in their throats whenever they crossed his path. In 1983, when the Raiders won their third Super Bowl, he and Mike Haynes--"the best cornerback of all time, Hayes said Monday--formed the games top cornerback tandem.
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After that day, he became the face of a team that literally would try any tactic if it helped produce a victory on Sundays. For a while, he says, officials would check players' arms. In college starting in 1973 he played for the Texas A&M Aggies.
[7], Hayes was introduced to Stickum, an adhesive substance used by players to improve their grip, in his 1977 rookie season by Hall of Fame wide receiver and fellow teammate Fred Biletnikoff. After his 13 INT season, the NFL banned stickum. Do that. When taping ankles, many players use a sticky spray called Tuf-Skin to get pre-wrap to adhere. Though numerous players onplenty of teams lathered up, Stickum is is probablymostassociated with Raiders defensive back Lester Hayes, who won the 1980 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award with 13 interceptions, then added five more en route to Super Bowl XV.
Thats pretty typical, Coach Mike Shanahan said.
The third time (this was his third operation) is the charm.. Depends on who you ask, but whatever the intended purpose, it's one of the great stories you'll hear from players and execs on how foreign substances have been used to gain an advantage in the NFL. Our attitude was that if we could get away with something, we were going to do it.".
He learned his craft from defensive backs such as Willie Brown, George Atkinson and Jack Tatum, veterans who often advised him, as Hayes says, "to get inside an opponent's head for 60 minutes on Sunday."
"When offensive linemen started holding, I put a lot of Vaseline on my chest," he says. But I knew I wouldnt be here in 1988. Coach (Al) Davis needed me in 1987 and hell need me in 88, too. All three are expected back before the end of training camp.
Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice, for example, admitted during a 2015, "Since I had a back pad, all my shoulder pads and my back pad would be covered with this double-sided tape, so any part of the jersey touching it would not come off," says Barber, who now co-hosts. I know you're busy, but can you take 5 second out of your day to tell God THANK YOU? I lick my fingers.". Hes tied with Hall of Famer Willie Brown for the franchise lead with 39 career interceptions.
The next season, the NFL banned stickum. Consider that being caught in a sticky situation. Judge comes walking by, takes a glob of stickum, wipes it on the ball, then keeps walking. An exclusive look as the Raiders head into another week of their offseason program. I saw stars for a long time, maybe eight minutes. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, When stickum was banned in 1981, they called it the Lester Hayes Rule.
"Whether it was a mental or a physical advantage, we were going to do whatever was necessary to win. Was it illegal? But since 2000, no NFL player has had more than 10 in a season. It was October 1977, and Lester Hayes was a rookie defensive back out of Texas A&Mplaying in the first game of his NFL career for the Oakland Raiders.
Rice said he used spray stickum.
He had only one tackle, but that was because he so effectively covered Charlie Brown and Art Monk that Joe Theismann hardly threw to the left side of the field. Would you get yourself healthy? The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The Raiders traded for Lionel Washington and decided to move him ahead of Hayes before the start of last season. Hall of Fame coach John Madden once ran into Kansas City linebacker Bobby Bell before a Saturday morning walk-through session at Oakland Coliseum and tried to persuade Bell to watch for rats that supposedly crept through the visitors' locker room on game days. Thats likely at least in part Hayes fault. Stickum hasnt been seen since, though the NFL opened an investigation into the Chargers in 2012 after an on-field official thought a towel on San Diegos sideline might have a sticky substance on it.
During his junior and senior years he settled in as a safety and became an All-American for his play at safety.[2].