Dedric Ward

Dedric Ward
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1974-09-29) September 29, 1974
Place of birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Career information
College: Northern Iowa
NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 88
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 167
Receiving yards: 2,307
Touchdowns: 12
Player stats at NFL.com

Dedric Lamar Ward (born September 29, 1974 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is a former American football player and coach. He played Wide Receiver, having played for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Northern Iowa.

Ward attended and played high school football at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is currently teaching junior Warriors and he coaches the traveling team. He has one son, Mason Ward, who lives with him in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Playing career

Ward played in 103 regular-season games (26 starts) during his NFL career with 167 receptions for 2,307 yards and 12 touchdowns to go along with 123 punt returns for 1,026 yards. He retired following the 2004 season.

Coaching career

Ward first served as wide receivers coach for Missouri State in 2006. He was hired by the head coach Ken Whisenhunt and the Arizona Cardinals as offensive quality control coach on March 21, 2007. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to be an offensive quality control coach for the 2009 season.

As of the 2010 season he is coaching junior warriors travling team in 2014.

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