Tim Ward (American football)

Tim Ward (born August 11, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Old Dominion.

Tim Ward
No. 90 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:August 11, 1997
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:High Point Central
(High Point, North Carolina)
College:Old Dominion
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Ward was a member of the Old Dominion Monarchs for four seasons. He finished his collegiate career with 125 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 14 sacks and eight passes broken up in 47 games played.[1]

Professional career

Ward was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2019.[1] He tore his ACL during training camp and spent his rookie season on the non-football injury list.[2] Ward was cut at the end of training camp in 2020, but was re-signed to the Chiefs' practice squad shortly afterwards. He was signed to Kansas City's active roster on November 12, 2020.[3] Ward made his NFL debut in Week 17 of the 2020 season against the Los Angeles Chargers, starting the game and finishing with five tackles, including his first career sack, in a 38–21 loss.[4]

References
  1. Larabee, Kirk (May 3, 2019). "Chiefs cut Aaron Ripkowski, two others; sign rookie Tim Ward". 247Sports.
  2. "Chiefs' Tim Ward: Placed on NFI list". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. May 7, 2019.
  3. Goldman, Charles (November 12, 2020). "Report: Chiefs to sign DE Tim Ward from practice squad". Chiefs Wire. USA Today.
  4. McMullen, Matt (January 4, 2021). "Upon Further Review: Six Quick Facts About the Chiefs' Week 17 Loss to Los Angeles". Chiefs.com.
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