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Hines Ward

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Hines Ward lands assistant coach job with 1 college football team

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has a new coaching job at a major college football program. Ward is joining the Arizona State Sun Devils as coach Kenny Dillingham’s new wide receivers coach, according to multiple reports. …

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Ex-Pro Bowl WR lands XFL head coach job

Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward will make his head coaching debut during the XFL’s relaunch in 2023. On Sunday, the league announced its eight team markets and venues for the upcoming season, which will begin on February 18, …

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Texans interview surprising ex-NFL player for head coach position

The Houston Texans appear to be thinking outside the box with at least one of their head coaching interviews. The Texans confirmed Saturday that they had interviewed longtime Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for their head coaching …

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Jets add ex-Steelers star Hines Ward to coaching staff

Hines Ward will always be best remembered for his contributions to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but he’s now going to be trying to help a different team in a new way. The longtime NFL wide receiver has joined the New York Jets as an offensive …

Hines Ward: Blame Ben Roethlisberger for Steelers’ offensive struggles

The Pittsburgh Steelers have struggled to score points when it counts in recent weeks, which has led to the heat being turned up on offensive coordinator Todd Haley. The Steelers have been able to rack up plenty of yards, but they can’t seem to …

Hines Ward on Richard Sherman: How can you be the best when you’re on a nobody?

On Thursday night, former NFL wide receiver Hines Ward joined the swarms of people who love to hate on Richard Sherman. Ward, who works as an analyst for NBC, was not impressed by the fact that the Green Bay Packers did not throw a single pass toward …

Hines Ward: Football is not ready for an openly gay player

On Monday, the NBA became the first of the four major American team sports to have an openly gay player when Jason Collins decided to come out. Now, the question on the minds of many people is whether or not any of the other three sports will follow. …

Hines Ward: Steelers are in ‘total disarray’

Last weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers pulled a New York Jets when an anonymous player reportedly blasted linebacker LaMarr Woodley for having poor workout habits that led to a number of injuries. The comments were the type we are used to hearing from …

Hines Ward joins NBC Sports, will appear on Football Night in America

Hines Ward will be making the transition from athlete to broadcaster now that he’s retired. The former Steelers receiver has been hired by NBC Sports according to SI media reporter Richard Deitsch. Deitsch says Ward will serve as an analyst for …

Bengals safety Chris Crocker blasts Hines Ward for trying to end people’s careers

On Tuesday, Hines Ward announced his retirement with an emotional speech during which he pronounced himself a Steeler for life. To many, Ward epitomizes the way the wide receiver position should be played. He did more than just catch 1,000 passes, …

Pittsburgh TV station falls for Hines Ward-to-Ravens spoof report

The 6 o’clock morning news at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh found itself in an embarrassing situation Wednesday after it erroneously reported as fact a satirical story by BroCouncil.com saying that beloved former Steelers receiver Hines Ward signed …

Hines Ward Sat Out Against Patriots Because Their Secondary is Awful

With Hines Ward nursing an ankle injury throughout the week leading up to the Steelers’ showdown with the Patriots, Pittsburgh decided to declare him inactive for Sunday. You might think that Ward would have wanted to tough it out in such an …

Ed Reed Calls Hines Ward a ‘Dirty Player’

You know the old expression “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone”? The NFL lockout has reportedly ended before training camp has even begun, but that expression has fully applied to the world of sports over the past …

Hines Ward Goes as Cowboy for Dallas Super Bowl Trip

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is in his 13th season in the NFL and getting set to play in his third Super Bowl. There’s been speculation that he may retire if his team wins on Sunday, and if that’s the case then he’s …

Hines Ward, Chad Henne Agree Quarterbacks Lead Receivers into Big Hits

While the NFL has taken the week to respond to critics and the public outcry over players taking brutal helmet-to-helmet hits, defensive players have complained that they’re being unfairly targeted. Count some offensive players who believe the …

Hines Ward Hits Keith Rivers, Breaks His Jaw and Knocks Him Out for the Season

Hines Ward is notoriously one of the toughest players in the NFL. He’s been fined several times throughout his career for his brutal play, including an incident two weeks ago for unncessary roughness against the Ravens. Apparently the strain on …

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