Mark Haynes
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Mark Haynes is a former American football
cornerback
in the National Football League
who played in three Pro Bowl
s as a member of the New York Giants
, and in three Super Bowl
s for the Denver Broncos
.
Haynes was a first round draft pick of the Giants in the 1980 NFL Draft
and was instrumental in their 1981 playoff run. It was the Giants first playoff appearance in 18 years.
Mark Haynes has one career touchdown off of an interception, which took place during the 1987 season. In the 1984 season Haynes had seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Pro
. He ended his career with seventeen total interceptions and four fumble recoveries.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
who played in three Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
s as a member of the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and in three Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
s for the Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
Haynes was a first round draft pick of the Giants in the 1980 NFL Draft
1980 NFL Draft
The 1980 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
and was instrumental in their 1981 playoff run. It was the Giants first playoff appearance in 18 years.
Mark Haynes has one career touchdown off of an interception, which took place during the 1987 season. In the 1984 season Haynes had seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Pro
All-Pro
All-Pro is a term mostly used in the NFL for the best players of each position during that season. It began as polls of sportswriters in the early 1920s...
. He ended his career with seventeen total interceptions and four fumble recoveries.