Judge will make ruling next week on whether Cardell Hayes will get out of jail on bond After an emotional day in court, the wife of former Saints player Will Smith was in tears as she pleaded the judge not to release Hayes. Cardell Hayes bond hearing By Olivia Vidal | March 4, 2021 at 4:52 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 10:50 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - An emotional day in court today as a bond hearing took place for the man convicted of killing former Saints player Will Smith. The hearing comes after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the manslaughter conviction for Cardell Hayes, as the jury was not unanimous in his conviction.