Channing Ward
Channing Ward (born September 17, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Mississippi.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Born: | Aberdeen, Mississippi | September 17, 1992||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Aberdeen (MS) | ||||||||
College: | Mississippi | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Professional career
Ward signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1] He made the Buccaneers' initial 53-man roster, playing in five games with one start over nine weeks and recording five tackles before being released on November 16, 2016.[2] He was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 29, 2016.[4]
On September 5, 2017, Ward was waived by the Buccaneers and was re-signed to the practice squad on September 14.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster on December 20, 2017.[7]
On July 25, 2018, Ward was waived by the Buccaneers with a non-football injury designation after suffering a torn patellar tendon.[8] He was released on September 19, 2018.
In October 2019, Ward was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[10]
References
- "Surprise: Rookie DL Channing Ward says he's made cut with Bucs". Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- Philipse, Sander (November 16, 2016). "Buccaneers claim DT Sealver Siliga off waivers". BucsNation.com.
- "Buccaneers Re-Sign DE Channing Ward To Practice Squad, Cut DT Rodney Coe". November 18, 2016.
- Smith, Scott (December 29, 2016). "Channing Ward Returns to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- Smith, Scott (September 5, 2017). "Buccaneers Add Will Clarke to D-Line". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- Smith, Scott (September 14, 2017). "Channing Ward Returns to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
- Smith, Scott (December 20, 2017). "Standout Rookies Among Five Bucs Headed to IR". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017.
- Auman, Greg (July 25, 2018). "Bucs waived injured DT Channing Ward, add OT Jerry Ugokwe". TampaBay.com.
- Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.