Buuxi weedha soo socota: Hawkins wuxuu ahaa ciyaaryahankii saddex iyo tobnaad ee lagu soo xulay 1959 NFL Draft, laakiin waxaa la sii daayay badhtamihii Sebtember tababarihii ugu horreeyay ee Vince Lombardi ee kooxda kubada cagta ee NFL. Afarta wareeg ee ugu horreeya ee qabashada waxaa la qabtay horraantii Diseembar 1958, ku dhawaad laba bilood ka hor intaan Lombardi la shaqaaleysiin. Hawkins waxaa soo xulay Baltimore Colts, waxayna ku celceliyeen
wuxuu ku guuleystay horyaalka NFL xili ciyaareedkiisii ugu horeeyay, isagoo ka adkaaday New York Giants kulankii horyaalka ee Baltimore.