1. Charvarius "Mooney" Ward was born on May 16,1996 and is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
28 Facts About Charvarius Ward
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Charvarius Ward played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
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Charvarius Ward transferred to Middle Tennessee State University for his junior season, appearing in 12 games with 2 starts, while making 26 tackles, 2 interceptions, 5 passes defended, one quarterback hurry and one fumble recovery.
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Charvarius Ward did not receive an invitation to attend the NFL Combine.
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On January 20,2018, Charvarius Ward played the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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On March 12,2018, Charvarius Ward attended Middle Tennessee State's pro day and performed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Charvarius Ward had a stellar performance at his pro day which greatly elevated his draft stock.
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Charvarius Ward was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first three games while he learned the playbook and acclimated himself to the pro game.
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On December 23,2018, Charvarius Ward earned his first career start after Kendall Fuller was placed on injured reserve and underwent surgery on his wrist.
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Charvarius Ward finished his rookie season with 30 combined tackles and three pass deflections in 13 games and two starts.
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Charvarius Ward finished the season with a total of 74 combined tackles, ten passes defended, two interceptions, and a forced fumble.
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Charvarius Ward earned the first and, thus far, only Super Bowl ring of his career.
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Charvarius Ward entered training camp as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback after Bashaud Breeland was suspended for the first four games.
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Charvarius Ward finished with 51 combined tackles, one sack, and six passes defended in 14 games and 13 starts.
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Charvarius Ward returned as the No 1 starting cornerback and was paired with L'Jarius Sneed.
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Charvarius Ward sustained a strained hamstring and was inactive for four games.
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Charvarius Ward finished the season with 67 combined tackles, two interceptions, and 10 pass defenses in 13 games and 12 starts.
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Charvarius Ward received an overall grade of 71.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2021.
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Charvarius Ward entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback following the departure of Jason Verrett.
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Charvarius Ward started in all 17 games for the first time in his career and had a career-high 87 combined tackles, a career-high 11 pass deflections, a forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one interception.
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Charvarius Ward started all 17 games for the second consecutive year and finished the season with a total of 72 combined tackles, a career-high 23 pass deflections, and a career-high five interceptions.
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Charvarius Ward earned Pro Bowl honors for the first time in his career.
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Charvarius Ward received an overall grade of 84.7 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked fifth among all cornerbacks.
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Charvarius Ward was inactive for three games due to a personal matter.
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Charvarius Ward finished the 2024 NFL season with 54 combined tackles and seven passes defended in 12 games and 12 starts.
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Charvarius Ward received an overall grade of 76.6 from Pro Football Focus.
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Charvarius Ward prefers to go by his childhood nickname "Mooney", bestowed upon him by his mother.
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Charvarius Ward died at the age of 1, on October 28,2024.