Education
He finished the season with 39 tackles, and a sack.
He finished the season with 39 tackles, and a sack.
He played college football at Oregon, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played high school football at prep powerhouse De Louisiana Salle during their 151 game winning streak. An injury early in his senior year deterred many scouts, leading him to walk-on with the Oregon Ducks.
2010 NFL Draft
Cleveland Browns
= 2010 Ward was drafted 38th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
He started all 16 games of his rookie season, recording 123 combined tackles and 2 interceptions. Ward gained national recognition for an illegal hit on Bengals receiver Jordan Shipley, where he had a helmet to helmet hit to force the ball out of Shipley"s hands.
Ward was fined for the hit. = 2011 Ward stepped into a larger role in his second season, but injuries held him to only 8 games.
= 2012 Ward returned to form in 2012, starting 14 games and was quite good in coverage.
As an up and coming player, he finished with 68 tackles, a sack, and an interception. = 2013 Ward had a breakout season, starting all 16 games and earning Second-Team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press. Denver Broncos
= 2014 On March 11, 2014, Ward signed with the Denver Broncos on a four-year, $23 million contract.
On December 24, he earned a second consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl.
The Broncos finished with the #1 defense and a 12-4 record. In the Divisional round against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ward recorded 4 tackles in a 23-16 victory.
In the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots, Ward had 6 tackles before having to leave the game with an ankle injury and not return. Ward returned to play in Broncos" 24-10 victory in Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers, where he recorded a fumble recovery and an interception.
NFL stats
Key
General Practice: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
Air Service Training: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
First Revision: fumble recoveries
First Revision YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards
AVG International Rectifier : average interception return
Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return
Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown
Privatdozent : passes defensed.
He finished the year with 123 Tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 Interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 10 passes defended. = 2015 Ward had 61 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 6 passes defended in the 2015 NFL season.